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TIL that female dragonflies will fake their own death just to avoid mating.

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nW5AW TIL Will Smith turned down Django because “Violence begets violence”
JYQQB TIL that the Shaggy defense, AKA "It Wasn't Me", is a real legal strategy often cited in criminal proceedings and legal writing as such.
VMPmQ TIL In 1996 The cast of Frasier conducted an alcoholism intervention at Kelsey Grammer's home after he crashed his Dodge Viper while driving drunk.
4k8Rb TIL of the Empress of Ireland. "Although the ship was equipped with watertight compartments and, in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster two years earlier, carried more than enough lifeboats for all onboard, she foundered in only fourteen minutes. Of the 1,477 people on board, 1,012 died".
KOYp4 TIL Whenever we sleep in unfamiliar surroundings, only half your brain is getting a good night's rest while the other half stands guard.