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TIL female dragonflies fake their own deaths to avoid having sex

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epyDn TIL the FCC legally guarantees US political candidates massive discounts on ads
kOABW TIL that Siam (now Thailand) joined WW1 when it was almost over. They sent men all the way to france to fight alongside Allies. A total of 19 Siamese died, all by disease or accidents except for 1, who died before arriving France. Siam joined victory parade and was awarded confiscated German Ships.
RnE9 TIL that over 1 million white slaves were taken from Europe by Africans. Most were worked to death.
e00B4 TIL there are 96 bags of astronaut poop, pee and puke on the moon. They were left behind to make room for bringing moon rocks back to earth. Theres also 12 Hasselblad cameras, a gold plated telescope, used wet wipes, space food wrappers, golf balls, 70 other space craft, and 12 pairs of boots there.
GANxG TIL from the 1920s-2000s, some South Koreans believed running an electric fan in a room without an open window would lead to death