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TIL locusts are just angry, swarming, grasshoppers that have been agitated enough that they transform

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R7Ly6 TIL shipping magnate Malcom McLean built the high speed SL-7 cargo ships only to see the '73 Oil Crisis increase fuel costs tenfold, forcing them from service. Next he bet the fate of his company on the extremely fuel efficient Jumbo Econships, only to see oil prices crash. US Lines went bankrupt.
xVYgo TIL That Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasitic microorganism transmitted by cats, can reside permanently in human brains. This parasite induces permanent changes in human behavior, including enjoying the smell of cat urine, an increase in risk-taking behaviors and a 2.5x increase in Schizophrenia
jNGvE TIL of a pedophile who was arrested after setting his phone to the largest possible font and then sending text messages about molesting children. He did this while on a crowded airplane.
6E1KQ TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying restaurant bills by drawing on the checks. No one would cash the checks because the drawing would be too valuable.
woY9P TIL that the Roman Empire had twice the level of urbanization than Europe did at the start of the 19th century