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

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QNrM9 TIL that reindeer eyes change colour with the seasons. Reindeer eyes are golden in the summer and a vivid blue in the winter. This is due to physiological changes in the eye caused by pupil dilation in response to the Arctic's extremely low light conditions.
nxad TIL In Indian culture it is rude to say “Please” and “Thank You” to friends and family, the words are basically non existent. Instead it is expected to help one another out at any given moment.
b9nxE TIL the deadliest disease outbreak in human history originated in the USA in the early 1900s and killed up to 100 million people worldwide. News of the outbreak went largely unreported due to the Sedition Act and an effort to “keep up morale.”
9wl6Q TIL Some people eat grapefruit with a grapefruit spoon, a serrated spoon used to separate the flesh from the rind.
enGJ TIL that during the Egypt protest of 2011, Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks were used to pin point snipers and warn others of their locations.