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TIL that dragonflies are the world's most successful predator!

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AOkB TIL Qatar Airways allows only one falcon per person as carry-on. It used to be two.
awgg0 TIL of John Wojtowicz, who robbed a bank to fund his partner’s gender reassignment surgery. In prison, they made a movie about the crime and he used the money he earned from selling the rights to finally pay for her surgery.
8Mr4 TIL the Russian gov’t drilled a ~15km (49,000 ft) borehole into the Earth’s surface but couldn’t continue due to temperatures in excess of 180 °C (356 °F)
Zpv7a TIL the Village People got its start when music producer Jacques Morali dreamt one night about backup singer Victor Willis going big as a frontman. After their first album became a hit, Morali then hastily hired dancers to back up Willis in clubs and videos.
wZm7 TIL a person with $20,000 in student loans paying at a 6% interest rate will pay almost $100 per month in interest alone, or more than $3 per day