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TIL that Russian cockroaches are leaving big cities and no one knows why

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OorZ6 TIL the last known living survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade, Matilda McCrear, was abducted from Nigeria at the age of two and died in Selma, Alabama in 1940
VMDMp TIL that birds' navigational abilities may result from quantum mechanics. This theory suggests that the entanglement of 2 electrons on molecules in their eyes helps them detect Earth's magnetic field
p8vv4 TIL When Fidel Castro learned of a CIA plot to kill him involving his lover giving him poison pills, he gave her a gun and told her to kill him, but her nerves failed her.
R0l4 TIL 99% of women and 95% of men talk to their pets (and 93% of women/87% of men think their pets communicate back).
d8JRQ TIL that ancient Romans used urine as mouthwash. Urine contains ammonia, which is one of the best natural cleaning agents on the planet.