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TIL 30 million Argentine ants die every year in the conflict between two supercolonies in San Diego

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QJJXL TIL the band Steely Dan was named after an oversized, steam-powered strap-on dildo.
kOdXB TIL Fred Phelps was excommunicated from Westboro Baptist Church before his death for having a change of heart about his religious beliefs and acknowledging the "Equality House," a local LGBT support organization, as "good people."
PJgn TIL that in 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn attempted to make a neutron “gun,” and dangerously irradiated himself and his neighborhood in the process until his arrest.
v1DGR TIL that George Washington ordered the entire Continental Army inoculated against smallpox despite popular resistance to the practice
v1B7B TIL that in 1974 the creators of the TV sitcom Happy Days were leery about presenting motorcycle greaser Fonzi with boots and a leather jacket - it was too "edgy" for them. So The Fonz started season 1 with penny loafers and a windbreaker.