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TIL: scorpians are arachnids, those coming from Egypt have special proteins that allow themselves to glow in UV blacklight

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1aB8D TIL: Ladybird orgasms last for up to 30 minutes. They have sex for up to 9 hours a day, and have an average of 30 sexual partners annually.
YWGA TIL that Ed Dwight, the first African American accepted into the Astronaut Program, left the program because of discrimination before ever going into space.
e5wD TIL prior to being called Butthole Surfers, they performed under different names at live shows, including The Dick Clark Five, Ed Asner Is Gay, Fred Astaire’s Asshole, The Right To Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole, The Inalienable Right To Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole, and many others
loeR5 TIL that in 1958, Chairman Mao ordered the killing of all sparrows since they threatened crops. It backfired, since the near-extinction of the sparrows lead to more bugs eating crops. This resulted in the deaths of forty-five million people.
yV5VJ TIL that the CIA hired a magician named John Mulholland in the 1950s to write a "magic book" for spies. The manual explained how spies could use skills like sleight of hand to poison an enemy's drink, or to steal documents. Mulholland was also employed by the CIA to explore paranormal activities.