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TIL painting zebra stripe patterns on cattle reduces the number of biting flies by up to 50%

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loRNA TIL 40% of the population in India speaks Hindi, and 8% speak Bengali, making it the second most widely spoken language. Around 10% of India’s population speak English, but it is only a first language for 0.019%
loBnr TIL There is a still-commissioned U.S. Navy ship that has been held captive by North Korea for 50 years; the USS Pueblo.
Vg8G TIL The US Military Conducted the Largest War Game in History, Lost, and Artificially Changed the Results to Victory.
77VX TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The scent is from water interacting with plant oils.
JY85V TIL Before he made it as a cartoonist with 'The Far Side', Gary Larson was an animal cruelty investigator with the Seattle Humane Society. While driving to the interview for the job, he accidentally hit a dog