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TIL a NYC councilman proposed adding light guards to street lights as a means of curbing city light pollution. Among just making the night sky easier to see, the change would protect wildlife from the negative effects of stray light.

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RW56 TIL the Amphitheatre of Pompeji, the first one the Romans built out of stone in the 1st cent. BCE, still offers valuable and relevant lessons to crowd control specialists in the creation of modern venues
jNXKn TIL wolves were historically a major threat in Europe, responsible for thousands of recorded killings. It is thought that the abundance of corpses due to Plague may have altered their behavior, causing them to actively seek humans as prey up until the 1700s. Hence the trope of the man-eating wolf.
1aKnr TIL Peanuts are one of the rare plants that sow their own seeds in a process called Geocarpy
KGY9 TIL a ship called the HMS Black Joke used to chase down and fight slave traders.
XEp0Q TIL the lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein was given his position after being heard singing whilst weaving baskets for a living.