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TIL it is safe to observe the solar eclipse during the period of totality, and without any protection.

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rR9ae TIL search and rescue dog Trakr, who found the last survivor 27 hours after the 9/11 attacks, was successfully cloned in 2009. The five puppies produced then went on to be trained as search and rescue dogs
KDRG TIL that the band ABBA wore ridiculous clothing to avoid Sweden’s taxes and save money.
NnxE TIL That there was an ancient relative of the Duck nicknamed the “Demon-Duck of Doom” which was, in fact, horse sized.
OoQr7 TIL for the catching-a-fly-with-chopsticks scene in the "Karate Kid", they first tired regular flies but that didn't work. Then they tried refrigerated flies (they fly slower) but that didn't work. Finally they took a piece of sweater fuzz and just hung it on a string and that finally worked.
R7v8w TIL that the US bombed the South indiscriminately with pesticides to try to eradicate fire ants but instead killed native insects and birds that otherwise would have kept them in control