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Today I learned Dragonflies were among the first insects to evolve.

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4kdN5 TIL that Flamingos are born dull grey and get pink by eating algae and worms with beta carotene that makes them pink
6ELnm TIL that in areas with high Jewish populations, elevators are designed to stop at every floor on Saturdays. This is because the practice of Makeh B'patish, or "completion", is banned on the Sabbath, barring Jews from completing electrical circuits by using switches.
J1KM4 TIL that in 1690, a Swedish man was executed for having sex with a “bergrå” (a mountain nymph).
8eEZ TIL Wikipedia had an entry with a list of proven conspiracy theories. They have deleted it and automatically delete all attempts at making new one. Here is an archive of the deleted list.
16xoP TIL that there is a fictional character who is an official member of the German parliament