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TIL Fruit Flies come from INSIDE your fruit as larvae that hatch and become the fly as the fruit on the counter ripens.

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wpY TIL The zoo in Toledo, Ohio was created when a baby bear was donated to the city in 1900. The bear turned out to be an adult woodchuck.
De0j TIL that when Judge Judy says, “You owe her $5,000,” the defendant doesn’t really owe $5,000. The producers pay any damages and the defendant even gets paid to be there.
VKwQ TIL that the last letter added to the alphabet was J
rNpM1 TIL about the Iron Ring Ceremony, where Canadian engineers are given a ring worn on the pinkie to remind them of their professional responsibility for safety. It began after two bridges collapsed in 1907 and 1912.
BGJx TIL Astronaut’s visors are covered in a thin layer of gold which reflects sunlight, therefore reducing glare