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TIL that a ‘we can change any part of this contract, any time we want, without telling you’ can be a 'poison pill’ that invalidates the rest of a contract.

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lKvK TIL there is a mosquito species that evolved in the London Underground and can not be found above-ground.
8eKdZ TIL nectar robbing occurs when a pollinator (bee, bird, etc) pokes/bites a hole in the base of a flower, bypassing the reproductive organs and inhibiting pollination
E1xxw TIL Macaulay Culkin was the 1st child actor to earn $1 Million for a movie
9w5mG TIL that Ancient Egyptians believed that boys could menstruate, becoming men. In reality, they were suffering from a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis. It's caused by blood flukes, parasitic flatworms, that cause stomach pain, diarrhea, and blood in the urine.
MeG8W TIL in the evening of September 11, 2001, a man named Henryk Siwiak was murdered in New York City. Since the entire police department was focused on the attacks, little investigation took place. His death remains unsolved and the killer was never found.