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TIL there’s at least one parasitic wasp species that preys on every known insect species

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eNn4 TIL dry red kidney beans can be toxic if they are cooked in a slow cooker, which doesn’t get hot enough to get rid of phytohaemagglutnin, causing severe symptoms.
R78l9 TIL that many PBS stations across the US switched to all children's programming after the September 11th attacks in order to "provide children a safe harbor from continuous news coverage of the attacks."
dkQQ TIL in 2013, Jeremy Runnells, a 6th generation Mormon, compiled a list of concerns he had about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and church history. The church never responded to his questions, but his research went viral and has caused many to question and subsequently leave the church.
0wopv TIL wisdom teeth are virtually nonexistent in indigenous Mexicans
Oj9R TIL an RTI(Right to Information) was filed by an Indian guy asking for India’s nuclear launch codes in India.