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TIL The attempt to create a punctuation mark for irony and sarcasm has lasted since the 14th century and we still haven’t agreed on one. An agreement is coming any day now ⸮

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AxOl TIL scientists have been working on a mosquito-killing laser that can kill up to 100 mosquitos a second. The system can even distinguish gender and species by calculating the speed at which their wings beat.
d8Ra7 TIL the Aztecs followed Spaniards around with incense burners when they came to the Americas. The Spaniards believed this to be a divine honour, however it was actually a necessity due to the wide gap in hygiene between the two peoples. The Aztec found their stench unbearable.
QNZlL TIL that there is a species of frog called the Turtle frog which are commonly found in Australia.
mv1P TIL that Liv Tyler was cast for the music video of Aerosmith’s “Crazy” without the video producers knowing that her father was in the band.
epn9L TIL Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video produces a resonant frequency capable of crashing the hard drives of older laptops.