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TIL insects fly into light bulbs because artificial light messes up their sense of direction

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jbgE TIL: Vasili Arkhipov, a senior officer on a Soviet submarine, refused to launch a nuclear torpedo in October 1962 perhaps preventing WWIII
9erX TIL one-third of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
MAQV TIL In 2002 Boston orthopedist David Arndt, while performing complicated spinal surgery, walked out on his patient – who was lying on the operating table, anesthetized and sliced open – so he could go cash his paycheck before the bank closed.
epre6 TIL that the iconic birdlike mask of plague doctors in the 17th century was designed to hold herbs and perfumes, which kept away bad smells, such as the smell of decaying bodies. Doctors believed the herbs would counter the "evil" smells of the plague and prevent them from becoming infected.
jjNE TIL that the literacy rate in Afghanistan is 28.1%. 43.1% for men and 12.6% for women.