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TIL the invasive destructive trailing ant can chew through rubber and plastic, and has damaged car tires and ignition systems. In 1922, it was even reported that these ants infested a research lab, killed several lab mice and attacked the scientists.

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OG5M6 TIL: The Book of Swindles was released in the 16th century and it can be used as a way to avoid scams or as a guidebook to commit them. It categorizes scams into 24 groups, such as Marriage, kidnapping, Women, government corruption, gambling, poetry scams, alchemy, sorcery, and illicit passion.
neYN9 TIL that cavities are contagious. Activities like kissing and sharing drinks can transmit the bacteria Streptococcus mutans and when combined with other factors this can lead to cavities.
v79x TIL that during WWII women signed up to be impregnated by SS officers to help further the Aryan race. They waived all rights to the children they birthed, and they were raised in group homes that instilled Aryan beliefs.
D1ZKr TIL of Wei Jie. A frail youth who lived in 3rd Century AD China, he was considered to be so beautiful that hordes of admirers mobbed him/his home all day, which caused him to die of stress. "Wei Jie died of stares" is now a Chinese idiom describing celebrities who have very obsessive fandoms.
e9l5 TIL Star Trek’s Captain Kirk was named for explorer of the Pacific, Captain Cook and that the title of the pilot episode was an homage to one of Cook’s diary entries: “ambition leads me … farther than any other man has been before me”