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TIL Demodex mites, relatives of arachnids with chitin exoskeletons like crabs and scorpions live and sexually reproduce in the dark on 99% of human faces.

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6DLQ TIL in 2001 Mattel sold a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 flying broom that vibrated when kids rode it. They pulled it from stores after adult stores began selling the toy.
W6PX TIL Ronald McNair (killed on the Challenger) was the second black man in space, had a black belt in karate, and a Ph.D. in physics from MIT. He had a sax with him on the trip and had planned to compose the first sax song in space.
a84pL TIL Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide was first released in 1969 when Leonard Maltin was still a teenager.
aaQo TIL that a Tokyo-based company invented an in-office machine which turns used copier paper into toilet paper rolls, right in the office.
v1Rk7 TIL that Alex Lifeson, guitarist of Rush, was featured in a documentary when he was 17. It even has a part where he argues with his parents about playing music instead of going to school.