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TIL the Antarctic Midge (Belgica antarctica) is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At 2–6 mm long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent and the only insect that can survive year-round in Antarctica

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KOr54 TIL in the 1980's the yellow pages aired an advert in Britain. The ad saw a pregnant woman with cravings ask her husband for a pizza with tuna fish and banana. Thousands of people tried to place orders for this weird combination of toppings, prompting Domino's to put it on the menu.
9wMPr TIL that a consumer reports analysis in 2014 confirmed that 656 rice products had worrisome levels of arsenic exposure from brown and white rice, and that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set a limit for total arsenic consumption in drinking water, but no such limits for food/other beverages
EgGkP TIL that Elon already once owned X.com back in 1999 - back then, one of the first federally insured online banks
VBWA4 TIL about Shizo Kanakuri, a Japanese runner who dropped out of the 1912 Olympic race (he fell asleep during his rest mid-race), but returned 54 years later to officially finish it. Kanakuri joked: “It was a long trip. Along the way, I got married, had six children and 10 grandchildren.”
M74Ga TIL in 1934 actress Joan Lowell sued producers of a movie based on her autobiography for withholding profits. They counter sued claiming she was just a horrible actress - it was revealed later that her autobiography was a work of fiction.