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TIL there are about up to 4000 species of cockroaches in the world, and the population exceeds 2.5 trillion roaches

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1adWX TIL: Eleanor Roosevelt was painfully shy and insecure. Her socialite mother teased her about her appearance by calling her "Granny." Teddy Roosevelt's wife Edith said, "She is very plain, her mouth and teeth have no future."
LQdJZ TIL that it can rain diamonds on Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn due to the extreme atmospheric pressures, crystallizing carbon atoms into diamonds. Researchers have recreated these conditions in labs to prove it's possible on Neptune and Uranus and speculate Saturn could see as much as 2.2M.
N7rp8 TIL that a horse, Beau, saved his stablemate, Beatrice, from being put down. The shire horse had collapsed and the owners, unable to lift her, set a deadline for when she'd have to be put down. With 20 mins left, Beau went to Beatrice, bit the back of her neck and helped her stand up. She recovered.
wm07 TIL that since 1991 the percentage of Russia’s population that does not identify with any religion has dropped from 61% to 18%
EgVOP Today I learned that in 2010, Bahrain played against a fake team made up of "unidentified players" who allegedly pretend they are Togo National Team. Bahrain won the game 3-0.