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TIL that pill bugs AKA roly-polys are crustaceans, not insects.

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e8LJ TIL that possibly the world’s oldest surviving written text (around 4500-years old), known as the ‘Instructions of Shuruppak’, gives the following advice - “Do not pass judgment when you drink beer.”
pYDJ4 TIL that the US flag is displayed in reverse on merch, clothing and objects (depending on what side they are on) because the stars always need to be facing forward. This is part of the US Flag code.
l7YA5 TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent.
dDeeE TIL that while mature soybeans are normally too bitter and tough to eat without being processed/fermented into different soy products. Immature soybeans are much more tender and palatable, and you've might not realize you've actually eaten them before- they are also known as Edamame!
9Yn6X TIL the TV Show Friends was loosely based on the Cameron Crowe film Singles. Crowe turned down the offer to turn the movie into a TV series, but NBC went ahead with the concept anyway, and Friends became one of the most popular TV series in history.