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TIL of room 641A- a secret room in an AT&T building that held secret equipment used to spy on citizens

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Zp7lR TIL that the female moorland hawker dragonfly sometimes plays dead to avoid mating. Unlike some females of some other species of dragonfly, they aren’t guarded by male mates. A single sexual encounter is enough to fertilize all their eggs, and copulating again could damage their reproductive tracts.
6kZJ TIL The entire US coal industry employs fewer people than Arbys
Gl8j TIL There are micro scorpions that are actually beneficial to humans because they eat lice, ants and mites.
mpky TIL children of divorce tend to fall behind in their math and social skills and more prone to depression.
awxQo TIL African American designer Ann Lowe made Jacqueline Bouvier's wedding dress... twice. A flood ruined the 1st ivory silk taffeta gown ten days before the date. Lowe hired extra staff to finish on time, barely avoiding bankruptcy. When asked who made the dress, Jackie said, "A Colored woman".