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TIL beetles constitute almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms

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E1WAx TIL the "horned sign" is an ancient hand gesture meant to either ward off, or curse someone with, the "evil eye", or malocchio in Italian. Ronnie James Dio re-popularized the gesture as the "sign of the horns" when he joined Black Sabbath in 1979, having originally learned it from his grandmother.
M70ja TIL the beloved Kraft Philadelphia Cheesecake Bars was discontinued in 2004 due to a struggle with manufacturing capabilities.
QJAwX TIL a dragonfly can live for 5 years but only develops wings in its last 2-4 months of life. During its second stage of life, the nymph lives a water-bound existence where it molts (sheds skin) up to 12 times before developing wings.
P1MJO TIL of Old Whitey, a saponified corpse floating about the engine room of the SS Kamloops sunk off Isle Royale, Lake Superior, in 1927. Unidentified to today, he follows divers around as they explore her wreck. Superior it's said never gives up her dead.
kvx4 TIL The survival rate in plane crashes is 95.7 percent!