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TIL Ladybugs are highly promiscuous cannibals and were found to have the first known case of STDs in insects

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91VB TIL that there is an American-born beer style called “Cream Ale” that was extremely popular before Prohibition, but never regained that same popularity after Prohibition ended.
Z85O4 TIL that sticks of butter come in two different shapes in the US based on which coast you are on.
rvde TIL of the Byford Dolphin diving bell accident, where a human error caused a decompression chamber to go from 9 atmospheres of pressure to 1 in less than a second. Out of the 5 dead, one was ripped apart so violently pieces of him were found over 30 feet away.
wL7yP TIL In 2015 Smashmouth performed at an event where they were pelted with slices of bread from free loaves being handed out by vendors. Their lead singer went on a 3+ minute, profanity-laced rant about how the event was supposed to be family friendly.
R7o01 TIL after Boeing pressured the US Government to impose a 300% tariff on imports of Bombardier CSeries planes, Bombardier sold a 50.01% stake in the plane to Boeing's main competitor, Airbus, for 1 Canadian dollar.