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TIL: The extinction of mosquitoes would have little effect on the planet's ecosystem and would improve the health quality of developing countries.

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5Vo0P TIL as part of the UK State Opening of Parliament ceremony, the Lord Chamberlain remains at Buckingham Palace holding a single MP "hostage" for the duration, traditionally to ensure the safe return of the reigning monarch while he/she gives their speech to Parliament
6EPKX TIL that the first Christian marriage in what is now the US was between a white man and a black woman.
j64VE TIL a psychologist got himself admitted to a mental hospital by claiming he heard the words "empty", "hollow" and "thud" in his head. Then, it took him two months to convince them he was sane, after agreeing he was insane and accepting medication.
R7j19 TIL while AB+ Blood type makes someone A universal blood receiver, their plasma lacks AB antibodies making them universal plasma donors.
JRp4 TIL that the Roadrunner actually owned the Acme Corporation that supplied Wile E. Coyote with defective explosives, rockets and other roadrunner killing products, which of course, explains why none of them ever worked.