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TIL Olympic athletes may participate independently, without an associated country (they fly the Olympic flag)

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mMOE TIL that the deadly mosquito is actually a very weak flier (1 mph). The American Mosquito Control Association says just a fan can keep them away.
womK7 TIL the movie musical “Oklahoma!” (1955) was shot in Arizona because Oklahoma had so many Oil Well Derricks that they were distracting onscreen.
o5aL TIL Cockroaches are so repulsed by humans that if they’re touched by a human, not only do they run away, but they wash themselves.
eg0L TIL of Antinatalism. A philosophy that asserts that having children is unethical.
p8JrN TIL that in the film Candyman, Tony Todd negotiated a fee of $1000 for each time he was stung during the bee scene. He walked away with $23000.