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TIL there is a species of moth(Mabra elephantophila) that feeds on elephant tears

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QJPkM TIL that in Hinduism, atheism is considered to be a valid path to spirituality, as it can be argued that God can manifest in several forms with "no form" being one of them.
kOJaW TIL that U.S. paper money "utilizes green ink on the backs, but faces use black, color-shifting, metallic ink, and other inks which are specially formulated and blended by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing"
mxRev TIL Lynchburg, TN isn't named after lynchings, but after Lynchburg, VA. Lynchburg, VA was named after founder John Lynch. John's brother was a man called Charles Lynch, a militiaman and quaker who extra-judiciously lynched Loyalists and is considered to be the namesake of the term lynching.
N7RxN TIL that a fifth of people in Greenland have attempted suicide, which is four times the global prevalence.
GAKLg TIL that 7 former U.S. Supreme Court Justices had no formal university legal education