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TIL about “ultraconserved” words, which are 23 words that have been mostly unchanged over 15,000 years and are currently in use in many languages today

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woPk1 TIL that insects are not attracted to lights "like moths to a flame." But they are constantly forced to alter their flight path instinctually with their backs to the brightest source of light.
NXm9M TIL that Richard Nixon’s infamous “I am not a crook” line was not made in reference to the Watergate scandal, but rather to a separate allegation that he had committed tax fraud.
xVpjg TIL many moth species have developed sonic defenses to help camouflage themselves from bats. One example is the male hawk moth which stridulates their genitalia mid flight to produce a sound at that effectively acts like a sonar jammer.
yQlLV TIL Moby, the musician, was named in honor of his great-great-great uncle, Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick.
xVlMo TIL: A survivor of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris sued French media after giving away his location, on live TV, during the shooting.