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TIL locusts are not a species of insect but a particular “phase” of certain types of grasshopers

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womrM TIL that according to a review in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, by the age of 20 37% of people show spinal disc degeneration on imaging. That figure increases to 80% by age 50 and 96% for age 80+.
PYnrg TIL that the first thing that was ever bought and sold over the internet was weed. In 1971 or 1972, Stanford students using Arpanet accounts at Stanford's AI Laboratory engaged in a commercial transaction with their counterparts at MIT, and thus the first act of e-commerce was a pot deal.
k61W TIL that the Kong dog toy is based on part of a Volkswagen bus suspension that the creator’s German Shepherds loved to play with
pYeK4 TIL the count of monte cristo is based on the life of Pierre Picaud, who was betrayed by three of his friends, went to prison, escaped and took revenge against his traitor friends
9jNQ TIL In Japan, Karōshi (meaning death from overwork ) is such a prominent problem that the government passed a bill aimed at tackling premature death and illnesses caused by overwork, apparently the first of its kind in the world.