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TIL that an aphid can be pregnant with an already-pregnant aphid

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ANrng TIL that the high speed rail in Indonesia is branded as Whoosh, which is short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, lit. 'Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Outstanding System'
Z88A4 TIL In 1903 after camping with John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt established Yosemite as a national park to preserve its "majestic beauty all unmarred." As President, TR signed into existence four other national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird & wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests.
x6r61 TIL Machias Seal Island is the only land disputed between the US and Canada
D66r TIL table beer was served in Belgian schools until the 1980s. It has been proposed to re-introduce this low alcohol beer (via http://ift.tt/2w7Pmvg
j6PjM TIL there is a guy who walks around the city of Melbourne with a giant carrot. He is called Carrot Man.