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TIL that many scientists have suggested that complete eradication of mosquitoes would not have serious ecological consequences

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N7Av1 TIL - Humans and big ag livestock now account for 96% of mammal biomass
mx0Gv TIL the ‘farmer and his wife’ in the painting American Gothic actually represent a farmer and his daughter
9wOom TIL that the electricity bills of a Japanese bullet train on a 622km (386 mi) journey can be paid off with the ticket income of 16 paying-travelers on its 1,324 seats, or on average, just one passenger in each carriage.
xVVy7 TIL that the reason why Helium makes your voice sound high is not because it changes pitch, but because it creates a higher vibration frequency because it is lighter
vPkr8 TIL Clement von Franckenstein, a descendant of the original Franckenstein family, appears in the film 'Young Frankenstein' as an uncredited background actor