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TIL skilled archers can shoot arrows so they turn in the air, hitting targets behind obstacles

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neeg9 TIL that Lieutenant Paul Stamets in the new Star Trek: Discovery is based on a real American mycologist.
b9k5Z TIL that contrary to the previously held belief that cockroaches only developed a resistance to one class of pesticide after exposure, coakroaches can actually develop a “cross resistance” to multiple types of pesticide simultaneously
WkoaA TIL that Jackie Chan acted in two adult films, stating that "I had to do anything I could to make a living."
a84Lb TIL that you can tell a casino to never let you back in, and they won't. But you had better mean it, because if you do return you will be immediately removed, charged with criminal trespass, fined up to $1000, and if you had any winnings, they'll confiscate it.
b8M9 TIL there is a Penny Lobby in the United States to keep the one cent coin in circulation even though it is produced at a loss. The lobby was hired by Jardin Zinc Products, who is the sole provider of penny blanks to the U.S. Government.