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TIL There are bugs who decorate themselves with the corpses of their consumed prey.

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jNdQn TIL the Theremin was invented by a Soviet scientist when he added a sonic element to his gas density analyzer. It is the only musical instrument that is played without touching it.
4pxb TIL that there is video footage, colorized, of the Buddhist monk lighting himself on fire on June 11, 1963
kjvB TIL Jon Lovitz blames Andy Dick for the death of former SNL and Simpsons star Phil Hartman. After confronting him about it, Lovitz repeatedly smashed Dick’s head into a bar.
epOgD TIL French ambulances always stabilize patients at the scene rather than rushing to a hospital. Many injuries in the US result from penetrating trauma & require fast "scoop-and-run" management by surgical teams. In France, most injuries are due to blunt trauma so a "stay-and-play" strategy is used.
7jDX TIL about the Fokkens twins, Amsterdam’s 70 year old prostitute sisters who decided to retire after over 50 years of “service” and 355,000 men between them.