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TIL that maggots can jump by curling their bodies, sticking themselves together and then pumping body fluids into one part until they unstick and explode upwards from the force

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RJg8 TIL that vampire bats will die if they can’t find blood for two nights in a row. Luckily, generous well-fed bats will often regurgitate blood to share with others, in exchange for grooming. This has been noted by many naturalists as an example of reciprocal altruism in nature.
4k8w6 TIL African-Americans enjoyed equal rights in the aftermath of the Civil War. It was a series of policies and Supreme Court decisions that disenfranchised the black community and stripped them gradually over the decades over their newfound freedoms. In 1873 there was even a Black Governor of LA.
54OD TIL that it is optimal for your lithium ion smartphone battery to “top it off” and keep its charge between 40-80%, rather than let it drain to 0% and charge it all the way up.
G6lG TIL Samuel James Seymour, the last surviving witness to the Abraham Lincoln assassination, was interviewed about in 1956 on the CBS quiz show “I’ve Got a Secret”.
LlBQ TIL Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.