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TIL that in 1948 a 'charismatic' British ex-ski champion & yodeller stole 3000+ butterflies from Australian museums, just cos. His excuse for the Butterfly Heist was 'distraction of mind' due to his recent divorce. The whole saga was a mess for science, even decades later.

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aQRA TIL that because California banned civilian ownership of .50 BMG firearms, gun company Barrett Firearms suspended all sales and service to any California law enforcement agencies.
nW9Kb TIL that there is no land at the North Pole - just ice. The North Pole is located in the frozen Arctic Ocean. In contrast, the South Pole is located on a massive land mass - a continent. I am 69 - and have always assumed that the North and South Poles are alike.
gMmAy TIL that back when dinosaurs existed, there used to be volcanoes that were erupting on the moon.
B46e TIL that Pitch is a viscous liquid which flows extremely slowly. In an experiment started in 1930, only 9 drops have dripped; the latest being April 17, 2014
P18xg TIL about Atlantic City, Wyoming, which was founded as a mining camp in the 1860s, and had a population of 37 as of the 2010 census