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TIL The internet was born in 1969. Which happens to be the last year that the Beatles performed in public.

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QNgkE TIL that for one species of moth, the male will shoot layers of hairs drenched in plant toxins onto the female to protect her from predators while he mates with her because copulation takes such a long time. This practice is called protective nuptial festooning!
5YGw8 TIL that 27 out of the top 50 attractions of the world are in USA
mbMP TIL the tiny garish Crucifix Toad secretes a glue to catch insect prey that has been found to be the strongest non-toxic adhesive known, works irrespective of temperature or moisture while remaining flexible and porous, and has exciting new applications in medicine, as it is ‘highly biocompatible’.
grxOD TIL that during the Roman conquest of Great Britain, a battle took place between Celtic tribesmen (numbering around 230 000 soldiers), and a Roman legion consisting of 10 000 men. The Romans won, despite having 23 times less men
xV5Zg TIL puppy mills breed over 2 million puppies each year, and an estimated 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year.