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TIL Skrillex song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" stops mosquitos from having sex

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JYMDV TIL that over 25% of irrigated land in the US uses groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer. Since large-scale agricultural extraction began in 1950, its size has been reduced by nearly 10%. Once depleted, it will take 6,000 years for the aquifer to replenish.
GWl7 TIL that in the 1960’s a woman lived together with a dolphin in a partially flooded house for 10 weeks as part of an experiment to teach it to speak. The lengthy experiment finally involved her masturbating the dolphin and tripping on LSD with it.
xkQo TIL In 2006, McDonald’s resigned their McFlurry containers to be more hedgehog friendly.
R5VX7 TIL The colour of an eggshell is determined by the colour of the hens ear lobe. It is nothing to do with diet.
9YD1m TIL that eating calms you down because some foods are sources of serotonin. w/c many of us know is the "happy chemical"