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TIL Dragonflies are one of the most efficient killers in nature, capturing their prey more than 95% of the time.

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X0Xa8 TIL there are trams that survived the bombing of Hiroshima and are still in use today.
R59X1 TIL that political opponents used to insult each other with the label "Pharaoh" before Hitler came around.
9wNjr TIL General Patton had training grounds in the Mojave desert during World War II and tank tracks from the time remain visible. The area is now within the Mojave National Preserve and military debrit can be found along with the compacted soil.
1apRr TIL Joseph Merrick, more popularly known as the Elephant Man, had to sleep sitting up because of the extra weight his deformities put on his head. According to his autopsy, he died of a dislocated neck by trying to sleep lying down, in order to "be like other people."
pPMA TIL that glass takes approximately 1 million years to decompose.