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TIL that a hefty keychain, with lots of keys, is definitely BAD for your car's starter switch.

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6E6EW TIL that "right-wing" and "left-wing" labels originated from the French Revolution, in which anti-royalists sat on the left of the French National Assembly hall and pro-royalty sat on the right.
JW7k TIL that adult luna moths have no mouths and therefore cannot eat or drink, as they live for just one week and have only one goal: to reproduce.
Z8QdG TIL around 3000 ethnic groups around the world use insects as a source of food. Insect eating is common in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. 80% of the world's nations eat insects of 1000 to 2000 species. About 2 billion people worldwide regularly consume insects.
gr09A TIL there is actually a Lime Disease, not caused by deer ticks, but by exposure to lime juice and UV light
GrP5 TIL of circus strongman Alexander Zass, who developed his strength by struggling against his chains in a Prussian prison, once escaping by bending the cell’s bars.