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TIL dragonflies may migrate 2,000 km across the Indian Ocean, with 15-40% success depending on seasonal winds, per a Lund University study.

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m1XyP TIL about Darius McCollum, a man who was arrested 32 times for impersonating a transit worker. He commandeered hundreds of buses and subway trains over the course of 30 years, staying on route and schedule without being paid. He attended Union meetings, even though he wasn’t a member.
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N7NVM TIL the soviets built a chain of remote lighthouses along the arctic coast, each one powered by it's own miniature nuclear generator. In total 1007 of these generators were put in place, several of which remain unaccounted for.