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TIL wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubemen, marketed as “Air Rangers” or “Scary Dancers”, are very effective scarecrows when used to protect vineyards and orchards.

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XEPgr TIL Koala Bear fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints. A forensic scientist suggested that koala bears were unlikely to be at the scenes of crimes, but police should be aware of the possibility.
XEwmR TIL of a computer program called Deliverance that legally killed several people in the 1990s. It was created by "Dr Death" (doctor and euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke), and came on a special laptop connected to an IV that injected a lethal dose of barbiturates. It was only legal for a short time
KO59Q TIL that sailors on board submarines are fed the best food in the entire military, to make up for the stress of living in a small metal tube underwater for weeks at a time. Submariners enjoy dishes like prime rib, lobster, and bread baked fresh from scratch.
GYJbG TIL of MLB player Lenny Dykstra who paid a team of private investigators $500,000 to dig up dirt on MLB umpires. He used the information to leverage a more favorable strike zone during games.
j6n1n TIL the 1st amendment was originally proposed as the ‘Congressional Apportionment Amendment’, initially requiring 1 representative per 30,000 constituents up to a maximum of 50,000.