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TIL except for cats, insects and songbirds, absolutely no women of any species are allowed to enter Mount Athos, a Greek peninsula self-governed by Eastern Orthodox monks, to make living in celibacy easier for them

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4kXpJ TIL swarms of locust have crossed the Atlantic ocean to the Caribbean islands in 10 days from Africa before.
BgJne TIL about the OODA loop - a process created by a US Airforce Pilot instructing one to - Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. He applied the concept to combat operations, but its since been expanded to many areas of life, including commercial operations and even parenting
4XNgo TIL of the call of the void. It's that feeling when you stand in a high place and think about jumping, but don't actually want to, and don't actually do it.
4yN5 TIL Of Heterosis, also known as Hybrid Vigor, meaning hybrid animals grow faster and stronger than the parents and are also less susceptible to disease
E0lW TIL the President of Ecuador offered to let the US keep an airbase in his country, but only if Ecuador could have a base in Miami.