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TIL the Megaphragma mymaripenne wasps are smaller than amoebas, at just 200 micrometers in length they have a functional brain and are capable of vision, flight, searching for food and places to lay eggs.

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e1En TIL Naomi Watts’ father (Peter Watts) was a roadie for Pink Floyd in the 70’s and is responsible for the laughing heard on their 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon.
dDLvj TIL Vauxhall Motor Car Company has had its own official football team since 1963 and managed to get as high as the Conference League North, until they had to resign from it due to costs. As of now, they're second in the Northern Premier League West Division.
e06Kb TIL the phrase "souped up" predated automobiles and was actually a reference to injecting horses with steroids to improve their performance.
YpBo7 TIL Ramon Artagaveytia was one of the 65 passengers who survived the sinking of the ship America in 1871. The mental trauma gave him nightmares for the rest of his life and kept him off of ships until April 10, 1912, when he decided to visit the US and boarded the Titanic. His body was never found.
rNO14 TIL One of the oldest cases of environmental law is the English land dispute Aldred's Case from 1610. William Aldred claimed that Thomas Benton had built a pigsty too close to his house. The courts ruled that the pigsty deprived Aldred of his property and personal dignity.