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TIL Cicadas live underground for 17 years before coming out to mate

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957M TIL A Harvard Professor was able to slow light down so much to the point that it “stopped”.
Oa8L TIL last year the Star Princess, a Princess cruises ship passed by 3 men drifting in a small boat with no motor in the open sea. The captain confirmed he saw the men through his telescope and then did nothing to help. The boat was later found by the Ecuadorean coast guard with only one survivor.
neMOd TIL that Brenda Song turned down Harvard University (at 15) to play London Tipton in ‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody’
Wkky8 TIL Mustache March is an annual event where men in the US Air Force grow mustaches to honor Air Force legend Robin Olds and as a good-natured protest against facial hair regulations during the month of March. Triple-ace Robin Olds grew a handlebar mustache which did not comply with USAF regulations.
M7rVb TIL Mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and cougars are all the same animal - the Puma Concolor