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TIL one of the largest cockroaches in the world is called Megaloblatta longipennis

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8Je8 TIL that baby dumping, or rehoming, is still legal in Arkansas.
VMrw0 TIL the answer to a very commonly asked question: Why Is Caillou Bald? It is as simple as the fact the the tv show is based off of a children's book where he started off as a baby and as he grew up the publishers decided to keep him bald so that he would stay recognizable.
oR4er TIL the term sensory-specific satiety, which is where your body can get “full” of one specific type of food but then get a renewed appetite for another type. The concept explains why you can finish a big meal and not be hungry anymore, but then happily eat dessert.
gQ74 TIL American POWs captured 2 days after Hiroshima bomb were rescued from angry mob by Japanese police captain, then discovered over a dozen US POWs had perished.
4karN TIL Napoléon shipped more than 800,000 pints of wine during his Egyptian Campaign.