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

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X0AgQ TIL Unlike most of his astronaut colleagues, Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert was single and had the reputation of being a playboy who liked to party
7yDL TIL Director Robert Zemeckis, who has approval over all films in the Back to the Future franchise, says that he will block all attempts to remake or reboot the original film.
m1VxY TIL: The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening was inspired by the show Twin Peaks. One of the lead designers wanted to make a story in a game based on dreams from the show, hence the creation of the egg and the island.
Oopw6 TIL Nebraska's state flag once flew upside down at the state capitol for ten days before anyone noticed. Frequently listed among the worst flags in the USA by vexillologists, one state senator proposed creating a task force to redesign it, but the senate committee declined to take action.
GAQ5j TIL that new chemotherapy can kill all solid tumors in animal trials and the treatment will now begin trials on humans.