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TIL that Iceland is essentially free of mosquitoes

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EgdxV TIL surveillance in video games enables detailed profiling of the people playing the game, with some games collecting more behavioral data than social media platforms. Researchers warn of significant risks to consumer privacy.
9YkxQ "On average, the penguins dove 90.2 metres (98.64 yards) deep, but sometimes went as deep as 450 metres (492 yards)."
eayk TIL that a Chinese law promulgated in 1981 requires that every citizen over the age of 11 plant at least one tree per year.
loONN TIL that Steve Irwin's father refused a state funeral for his son because in the words of his son, he was an "ordinary bloke".
xEXk TIL scientists discovered a “smoking” caterpillar that puffs nicotine out of small holes in its body to ward off spiders.