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TIL Pillbugs (Roly Polies) are crustaceans, not insects.

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QNZoe TIL that upon his death, the Catholic priest Jean Meslier (1664-1729) was discovered to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism and criticizing and denouncing all religions, calling Jesus a "madman" and a "fanatic".
PYQRn TIL The First Person to Cycle Around the Globe, Thomas Stevens, did it on a Penny Farthing, Between 1884 and 1886, Packing only Socks, a Spare Shirt, a Revolver, and a Raincoat.
vae8 TIL when the CDC found that having a gun in your home made it more likely that you would be murdered, the Congress, lobbied by the NRA, effectively banned further federal studies of gun violence.
l6Ka TIL that the higher the social class a person is the more likely they will act in an anti-social manner e.g. breaking the speed limit, lying in negotiations and support unethical behaviour in the workplace.
4kBGg TIL that "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown recorded and released a song about phone sex, called “976-LOVE.”