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TIL of Gelae, a genus of small brown beetles found in North and Central America. Notable members include Gelae baen, Gelae rol, Gelae belae and Gelae donut.

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w9lY TIL in November 2002 the actor Don Johnson was stopped while trying to enter Germany. In his trunk was a briefcase with bank notes and other securities worth $8 Billion USD. When asked what he was doing, Johnson said he was going to the Mercedes factory to look at a car.
VMNDD TIL Phil Collins sang the songs for "Disney's Tarzn" fully in german for the german synchronization.
nXjW TIL: Wind has a higher eroei (energy returned on energy invested) than nuclear. And solar has a higher eroei than fracking.
4Yng TIL that Plants of the Fenestraria genus produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.
6Eyxl TIL that in Belarus, a one-armed protester was arrested for violating a ban - on clapping