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TIL woodlice (aka rolly-polies or pillbugs) are not insects but rather a kind of terrestrial crustacean

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n0Zd TIL modern surgeon sponges have x-ray visible stripes because surgeons kept leaving them in patients
GKY5 TIL that 95% of the world’s financial transactions is speculation.
Yp4e7 TIL in 2014 Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols admitted to spending 10,000 euros on iPad games
VBGaZ TIL about the Academy Juvenile award, an Oscar that was given until 1961 to performers under 18 years old for their contributions to film. The trophy was half the size of the standard Oscar trophy and had such honorees as Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.
P1LgZ TIL that certain BEST Products stores were built with unique & controversial architecture. Stores such as the "Peeling Building", "Forest Building", "Tilt Building", "Inside/Outside Building" and others helped generate commercial success for the company at the time. (Zoomable store photos on link)