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TIL using camouflage, the Orchid Mantis more effectively attracts insects, its prey, then REAL orchid blossoms.

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gM9O4 TIL that during the American Civil War, Scott County of Tennessee broke away from the rest of the state to join the Union and technically did not rejoin the state until 1986.
v1LnB TIL less Americans died in combat during the American Revolutionary War (~6800) than died from disease (~17000)
ZpdyR TIL: Due to the “M” on tabbies foreheads, in ancient Egypt cats were called Mau. Cats learned this and began to “meow” in an attempt to mimic their names.
YpVVd TIL The Scunthorpe Problem. Automatic profanity filters on the Internet see banned words inside other words and create problems for users. It is named after an incident in 1996 in which AOL's filter prevented Scunthorpe residents from creating accounts due to the unfortunate substring it contains.
PYEn TIL Marijuana was demonized and made illegal in the 30’s thanks to paper lobbies