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TIL that cicadas are the world’s loudest insects; their singing can be as loud as 100 decibels

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KYXlG Today I learned that when Dr. Seuss lived in La Jolla, California, the US postal service kept confusing him with a nuclear physicist named Dr. Hans Suess who also lived in La Jolla.
X0Qg8 TIL the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia in Feb 1943, one of the first major engagements of US vs Axis forces, was such a disastrous loss for the US that the British began derisively referring to US troops as "our Italians". The commander was replaced by a better-known General: George S. Patton.
699w TIL that the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle nebula were most likely destroyed by a supernova 6,000 years ago, the blast and destruction of which we won’t see for another 1,000 years
9YpX TIL there is a water bridge across the river Elbe in Germany, it is 1km long, 34m wide and allows cargo ships to cross the river
QXMa TIL that with his early investments in the Apple stock, Forrest Gump’s net worth would be $5.7 billion.