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TIL that ladybirds (ladybugs) can carry STD's. Ranging from fungi to sexually transmitted mites.

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XEaX8 TIL Xinghai Square, Dalian, China covers a total area of 110 ha (270 acres), making it the largest city square in the world. China's tallest huabiao (19.97 meters high) was once located at the center of the square but it was demolished secretly in 2016 at midnight without explanation
QRNp TIL Former NFL player Jason Brown walked away from football and a multimillion dollar contract to be a farmer - a skill he learned from YouTube.
M7X7b TIL that all of the gold ever discovered by humankind would fit in a cube that is only 22 meters wide on every side.
5JpB TIL that a third string catcher, Moe Berg, toured Japan with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1934 while working as a US spy. Berg spoke 12 languages and eventually spied on the Nazis during WWII. When presented the report to the president, Roosevelt responded “Give my regards to the catcher.”
lo1pK TIL a gannet named Nigel, was dubbed "the loneliest bird in the world" due to the absence of any other birds of his species on his island. Conservationists built fake concrete birds to attract more birds but Nigel ended up falling in love with one the decoys.