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TIL that there is a subspecies of mosquitoes that has adapted to life in the London Underground by neither requiring water to lay its eggs nor hibernating in winter months

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ZpwOR Today I learned that all but one country in the UN has ratified or accepted the rights articulated for children in the UNCRC treaty. The one country who hasn't is the United States.
vPvGj TIL The Halo Effect where attractive people will perform academic score better compare the unattractive ones; On a scale of 1 to 9, the well-written essay by the attractive author received an average of 6.7 while the unattractive author received a 5.9
X0LLP TIL there is a completely isolated part of India called North Sentinel Island. It is home to a tribe of people that will kill you if you attempt to visit the island.
R7vp7 TIL that Mars has it's own flag.
6LQZ TIL that in 1971, when Frank Sinatra couldn’t get a ringside ticket to Ali & Frazier’s “Fight of the Century”, he managed to get a press pass to shoot photos for LIFE magazine instead.