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TIL butterflies are often unintentionally drawn to look like they're dead

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EWgx TIL that the US military, which initially agreed to support Independence Day by providing personnel, vehicles, and costumes, backed out when producers refused to remove references to Area 51.
rRaV1 TIL The ancient Egyptian “Festival of Drunkenness” was a yearly commemoration of humanity’s saving from the goddess Hathor after she got drunk and fell asleep. They would spend a day drinking and having sex, then be woken up the next day by loud drum-playing.
vLbx TIL that Toyota minivans and SUVs have an option called “Driver Easy Speak”, which broadcasts the driver’s voice through the speakers, making it easier to yell at your kids.
X5l6 TIL that a cat named Tama is a manager at a railway station in Japan, a job which pays her in cat food. During her tenure ridership has increased 10%, leading her to be promoted to super-station manager in 2008.
1aoL7 TIL that people often ignore public fire alarms or fires that break out in front of them, hesitating to escape and denying any danger, because they are committed to finishing what they came to do, or they believe they have a role to be passive