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TIL Ben & Jerry's Has A Flavor Graveyard For Their Dearly De-Pinted Flavors

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78xyx TIL that only female mosquitoes drink blood, because they need the protein and iron to develop eggs
PYJdg TIL the “RCS” Radar Cross Section (the value which indicates how easily something can be picked up on radar) of an Advanced Tactical Fighter is less than an that of an insect!
mL1E TIL A Frenchwoman, Jeanne de Clisson, became a pirate in the 1300’s for revenge after her husband was beheaded. Selling her lands to buy 3 ships, they were painted black with red sails. Hunting French ships, when she caught nobles, she personally beheaded them with an axe.
BrbPy TIL about "Chess Boxing", a hybrid that combines a cerebral board game and a physical sport. To take home the glory, players must coerce their opponent into a knockout or batter them into checkmate.
Egv47 TIL that marathons in the US from 1975-2004 caused 26 deaths of runners, but road closures for those marathons prevented an estimated 46 deaths from automobile accidents