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TIL Dragonflies are brutally effective killers, managing to capture their prey in midair more than 95 percent of the time

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OGOM6 TIL that Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are so similar that speakers can usually read each other’s languages. Norwegians understand the others best, likely due to their language’s blend of Danish-style writing and Swedish-like pronunciation.
gMWV7 TIL Christmas was banned in Boston from 1659 to 1681
a80bA TIL About 'Project 100,000', a Vietnam era program to recruit 100,000 men a year to fight America's war in southeast Asia. Many of the recruits were illiterate, had IQs of less than 70, or suffered from other mental or physical impairments. Thousands of the recruits died in combat.
VMW9p TIL of Trish Vickers, a blind author who wrote 26 pages of her first novel without realising her pen had run out of ink. The local police force used their forensic lab to find the missing words, and the book was published on the day of her death.
e00Xk TIL This kind of talent deserves attention, let's show some love and spread this video. Pure Adventure Cycling Video Right From The Indian Himalayas !