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TIL lady bug larvae look absolutely nothing like lady bugs, but more like emo ants

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vPOLD TIL Charles Barkley was friends with, and went - unannounced - to the funeral of, a cat litter scientist
gRbA TIL of the town of Geel, Belgium which practices de-institutionalized mental health care. Doctors place patients with host families to live. The tradition of caring for the mentally ill dates back hundreds of years.
wLyb1 TIL in 1992 when a container of yellow rubber ducks, fell into the Pacific Ocean, it allowed scientists to gain insight into a hidden world of ocean currents. Over the years, the ducks washed up on several different continents, revealing a worldwide network of currents, that had been invisible.
QJDdE TIL the word "robot" was coined for a 1920 Czech play about a robot rebellion (which ends poorly for the human race). The word comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labor".
mZgv TIL In 1814 (during the war of 1812) the White House was set ablaze by the British army, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. The house was declared to be in imminent danger of collapse