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TIL Some Wasps Lay Eggs in Different Kinds of Harmful Insects So As Not to Spread and Inflict More Damage

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5Y64k TIL that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) accounts for one-third of infant deaths in America. It occurs more often on weekends and 33% more on New Year’s Day. Infants whose caretakers drink alcohol are twice as likely to die from SIDS.
mxarE TIL that there is an optical phenomena called Halo that's basically a colorful ring around things like the sun and the moon, and it's caused for an specifically type of cloud with a certain organization of its particles
VvK4 TIL the Denver International Airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall demon horse. “Blue Mustang” (or as locals like to call it, “Blucifer”) is thought to be cursed largely because the sculptor, Luis Jiménez, was killed when a 9000 pound piece of the sculpture fell on him during construction.
eEGb TIL that William Whipple freed his slaves when he signed the Declaration of Independance, because he believed that he could not fight for freedom and own slaves.
R7rjl TIL a man in Arizona stole a diamond worth 160,000$ and traded it for 20$ worth of weed.