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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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Bmvr TIL That a “Hearing Protection Act” has been introduced which would remove the heavy taxes and wait periods for firearm suppressors, letting them be purchased like guns.
7ePP TIL In 2004 at the British Press Awards, Jeremy Clarkson punched Piers Morgan leaving a scar above his left eye.
NXeG6 TIL The first nascar race on pavement was won by a margin of 9 laps, because Johnny Mantz elected to put more durable truck tires on his car instead of racing tires.
XeLk TIL than Scrooge McDuck is worth 44 Billion and is placed on the Forbes 15 fiction list. And that such a list exists.
780m7 TIL that South Korean artist Chun Kyung-ja spent over 30 years claiming her painting Beautiful Woman was a forgery, despite repeated government and forensic investigations declaring it authentic.