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TIL we could probably kill off all the mosquitoes with minimal permanent ecological damage.

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Ypb9r TIL If a person has metal dental work and chews on aluminum foil they will create an electric current, which can be quiet painful. Having neighboring teeth crowned or filled with different metals can also cause electric shocks if one eats acidic foods.
mxvvR TIL Camels originated in North America. About 3 - 7 million years ago, they migrated over the Bering Strait to Asia. They also migrated to South America and became Alpacas and Llamas. Around the last ice age, they went extinct in North America.
0wGNR TIL that New York City alone has more people than Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and New Mexico combined
p8VDN TIL of the 2009 Satellite Collision: the first time two satellites collided at hypervelocity
VBJnQ TIL that monkeys not only understand money, but can also budget, differentiate prices and choose between safe or risky earnings --behaving pretty much identical to humans.