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TIL the world's largest cockroach is called Megaloblatta longipennis

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78wGM TIL that more than half of all light mail in Denmark is delivered by bike. Due to the general city infrastructure, bikes are by far the easiest and quickest way to deliver letters in Denmark
NBGN TIL that the Virginia Tech shooter’s mom sought out exorcisms for her son versus mental health treatment prior to the shootings (About 3 minutes in)
rRy5d TIL that there's a reason why people hate Wendy Willams so much. It seems she's one of the most insensitive people on TV.
DaQr TIL: America spends $34mil a year of taxpayer money to broadcast TV and radio to Cuba from Miami, FL. These broadcasts reach less than 1% of Cuba’s 11million residents. Broadcasted signals are jammed regularly by the Cuban government.
1amkO TIL that, in one apocryphal story of Voltaire's death at age 83, a Catholic priest counseled him to renounce Satan. He replied, "This is no time to make new enemies."