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TIL that a majority of ecologists are in favor of completely wiping out mosquitoes

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rA7x TIL In a scene of Hook(1991), there is a couple kissing on a bridge while Tinkerbell is flying over, dropping fairy dust on them and sending them flying. The couple was actually an uncredited cameo by George Lucas, and Carrie Fisher.
WbVA TIL that a Soviet scientist named Dmitriy Belyayev has successfully domesticated foxes by selective breeding, and the foxed became more and more dog-like with each following generation.
VvB TIL that Mike Judge, creator of King of the Hill and Beavis and Butthead, graduated college with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physics.
d8VxB TIL the British are often referred to as “Limey” because of their army’s use of lime to prevent scurvy when at sea. The use of citrus was initially a closely guarded military secret as it gave them the ability to remain at sea for lengthy periods without contracting the disorder.
1avQX TIL There was a family kept in slavery as late as 1961 in Mississippi.