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TIL scientists have been working on a mosquito-killing laser that can kill up to 100 mosquitos a second. The system can even distinguish gender and species by calculating the speed at which their wings beat.

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N7LE TIL that from World War II and every U.S. conflict since, only four military chaplains have been awarded the Medal of Honor – all Catholic priests, who refused to abandon wounded men in combat.
GY5JJ TIL Detroiters are 167.8% more likely to be employed in fire fighting than the entire population of Michigan.
9wWWm TIL that boxer Vitali Klitschko was never knocked down in the ring, and was actually winning on points against Lennox Lewis, when a cut above Klitschko’s eye was bad enough for Lewis to be deemed the winner.
M7DaV TIL Baader–Meinhof phenomenon is when you learn/talk about something and then see it everywhere. Or is it just our iPhones listening to us?!
mx7xv TIL that the city of Toronto Canada is trying to save a 250 year old tree! That is older than Canada itself.