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TIL that fireflies (lightening bugs) live for only two months.

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b9ZDj TIL Bob Dylan introduced the Beatles to cannabis. He rolled a joint and passed it to Ringo, who didn't realize he was supposed to pass the joint and smoked the whole joint to himself
GJ6Q TIL that when complaints were filed calling for the dismissal of Ulysses S. Grant due to his drinking habits, Lincoln responded, “I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”
4XWrJ TIL that the country with the highest annual gambling spending per capita is Australia ($1200). Afterwards come Singapore ($1100), Ireland ($600), Canada ($570), Finland ($560), Italy ($517), Hong Kong ($500), Norway ($448), Greece ($420), and Spain ($418)
9Y44D TIL that Eric Clapton is the only person that has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. Once with the Yardbirds, once with Cream, and once as a solo artist.
V7gk TIL of “shifting baseline syndrome”, where large declines in ecosystems or species are masked as each subsequent generation redefines what they consider a ‘normal’ environment.