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TIL the world’s largest cockroach is named megaloblotta longipennis and can measure nearly 4 inches in length.

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XNJX TIL that women who went to Harvard and graduated from there before 1999, weren’t allowed to receive a Harvard degree. They received a “Radcliffe University” degree instead.
neKGr TIL that the CCP used "Struggle sessions" whereby a victim was forced to endure public humiliation and forced to admit various crimes before a crowd of people who would verbally and physically abuse the victim until he or she confessed.
dO9Q TIL that the name ‘Jessica’ was created by Shakespeare in 1596
5YY5B TIL That the US Coast Guard still has a tall sailing ship in active service, the USCGC Eagle
R7MM6 TIL about a Brazilian priest who died 10 years ago after trying to break the world record of "longest flight using helium balloons". His last transmission was asking for someone to "just explain how to use his GPS"