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TIL the world’s largest cockroach is called “Megaloblatta longipennis”

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X07bj TIL that hot thermal pools have killed more people than bears in Yellowstone National Park. 20 deaths v. 8 deaths.
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JABl TIL MLB players with atleast 8 years of service get a golden ticket, which allows free admission for the holder and a guest to any park in the major leagues for life.
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ne9x9 TIL of Lydia Litvyak, The Jewish Soviet Fighter Ace. During WWII she claimed 14 kills, trained 45 pilots, and shot down an ace who wouldn't believe a woman beat him until she described the fight. She went missing on a flight Just before she was to receive the award "Hero of the Soviet Union"