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TIL there are various ways to make the deadliest creature to humans, the mosquito, extinct.

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xlKo TIL due to an extraordinary coincidence, one inch is to one mile as one AU (distance from Earth to Sun) is to one Light-Year. This helps you grasp just how big the universe is. The Earth is 26,000 Light Years from the center of the Milky Way
a7ry TIL that after being attacked by a grizzly bear, a man spent 7 years and $150,000 to build a bear-proof suit to take revenge on the bear. When he found back the bear years later, he discovered that he was unable to chase the bear in the hilly forest since he only tested the suit on flat ground.
7e0p TIL a quadriplegic man was sentenced to 10 days in jail for a first time offence of possession of marijuana, despite the prison not having sufficient medical equipment for him. The 27 year-old died after four days in custody.
M7BNm TIL your anus can be too small and prevent you from pooping properly.
W7MbN TIL Tim Schafer, creater of Psychonauts and Broken Age, was credited with “Never Actively Trying to Sabotage” the game Star Wars Episode 1: Racer