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TIL there are ‘Bat Flies’ which are wingless and spider-shaped, live on bat blood, and raise a single larva which develops inside the female, fed by internal lactating glands

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gR7W TIL of a political and economic movement in the 1930s that purposes to replace politicians with scientists and engineers who they believed were better suited to guide a nation.
EdOP TIL there is a palm tree and pine tree planted next to each other at the midpoint of California. The palm tree signifies the entrance to Southern California, while the pine tree signifies the entrance to Northern California.
QNQAp TIL the Praying Mantis has only one ear (eardrum) and it's located on the lower belly between its hind legs.
Y7nxB TIL The Marvel No-Prize is a empty envelope that Marvel awarded fans for "meritorious service to the cause of Marveldom". Typically it was won by submitting an explanation for an error in a comic, but rules varied from author to author. The prize was inspired by George R. R. Martin.
J7w1 TIL that soldiers erroneously believed that the Ace in a pack of Bicycle playing cards was a symbol of death to the Viet Cong army and would scatter them around the jungle.