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TIL about "Terminal Lucidity." The unexpected return of mental clarity and memory shortly before the death of patients suffering from severe psychiatric and neurologic disorders

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dwd7 TIL that the Macrocilix maia moth confuses predators with wing patterns that mimic two flies eating bird shit. It even releases a pungent odor to drive home the deception.
DMjV TIL in 1602 The Dutch East India Company undertook the world’s first IPO and, therefore, became the first public company to issue stock.
4AA5 TIL Noodles, the guitarist for The Offspring, was the janitor for the school the band went to. He was allowed into the band because he was old enough to buy the band alcohol.
0gAp TIL the deadliest recorded blizzard killed 4000 people, burying an entire village and dumping 26 FEET of snow
aQVL TIL A man bought a motel for the sole purpose of spying on guests having sex. He chose the motel becuase the attic was tall enough to stand up in. He cut peepholes from the attic into some rooms disguised as ceiling vents, watched guests for decades, keeping detailed notes of what he saw.