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TIL that 43 species of termites are used as food by humans and food for livestock.

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dD0g8 TIL about the Pan American highway system that connects Alaska to Argentina. There is a break called the Darien Gap which requires a 4 day hike to cross the rainiest place on earth… about 100km. It is the longest road in the world.
oRP8r TIL The Goodyear Blimp is the Official bird of Redondo Beach California!
b976j TIL that the Commissariat Department, which was responsible for supplying the British army during the Crimean War, sent them a shipment of boots, with all the left boots on one ship and all the right boots on another. One of the ships sank.
b9Ddp Today I learned that the slang word “stan” originates from an Eminem song of the same name, a portmanteau of “stalker” and “fan”. The connotation was originally negative.
bL4a TIL That a Homeowners Association(HOA) tried to foreclose on a 73 year old vetran’s house for flying the American Flag