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TIL that one of the rarest fish in the world is the Devils Hole Pupfish. They are only found in Devils Hole a water filled cavern in Nevada and are critically endangered with only 136 fish left in the wild.

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loDPB TIL that the first house lit by electricity in the US was in Appleton, WI despite Edison inventing the device in New Jersey.
Lkd1m TIL Malaria, which is caused by the parasitic protozoa plasmodium, is the deadliest disease of all time. No disease, including the plague or smallpox, has killed more people. It has also killed more people than all wars, famines, and natural disasters combined.
4koWw TIL that Frederic Baur, the inventor of the Pringles can, was so proud of his creation that when he passed away in 2008, his family honored his request to be buried in one. His invention kept the chips fresh and intact while becoming a cultural icon
JEbB TIL that a room known as ‘Room 641A’ in the AT&T telecommunications backbone houses beamsplitters capable of monitoring all the internet traffic in the US. It was largely thought to be a myth until PRISM revealed its existence in 2007.
R7lM1 TIL that in the U.S., seafood fraud is widespread. In a study by Oceana, 44% of all the grocery stores, restaurants and sushi venues visited sold mislabeled seafood. Some of the fish that were sold are classified DO NOT EAT by the FDA.