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TIL that Mosquitos are the only type of creature to kill more humans than homo sapiens.

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yQmMa TIL: A rhinoceros beetles strength capacity is the same as a human lifting nine male elephants over their head
GA9yj TIL of Gilles Garnier, a french recluse living in a forest in France. Due to his lifestyle he had trouble finding food so he began hunting children and eating them raw, like an animal. People initialy thought the attacks were done by a werewolf, so he was convicted of lycanthropy and witchcraft
pYmX4 TIL that Kamikaze suicide attacks of WWII were not limited to aircraft. There were also submarines (Kairyu), human piloted torpedoes (Kaiten), speedboats (Shinyo), and underwater divers (Fukuryu).
vP1Bj TIL Massachusetts has the lowest rate of road fatalities by population and per mile of any state
694lm TIL senior cats can develop cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS). CDS is often referred to as cat or feline dementia.