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TIL that Caterpie is based on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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eplDE TIL that prostitution was legal in Russian Empire since 1846 and prostitutes were issued a special "yellow ticket" ID cards
0wgO5 TIL that Rupert Murdoch's wife was the target of a 1969 kidnap for ransom plot, which went awry because Murdoch was out of the country and had lent his company car to his underling Alick McKay. McKay's wife Muriel was kidnapped instead and murdered.
v1X1R TIL Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum (from Jack and the Beanstalk) is actually a phrase in Old Gaelic that means “Behold, I see food. It is good to eat and sufficient for my hunger”. So when the Giant sees Jack, he figuratively says “God you look good enough to eat, get in mah belly”.
dgA8 TIL of exploding teeth, a medical condition that occurred in the 19th century and remains unexplained.
l7YA5 TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent.