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TIL that fuzzy/hairy caterpillars will become moths, and smooth caterpillars will become butterflies.

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rRkD0 TIL about Infinite Corridor, which connects the main buildings of MIT. Twice a year, the university celebrates MIThenge, an event which occurs when the corridor aligns with the plane of the sun, resulting in daylight filling the whole corridor.
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