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TIL that in a few Appalachian forests there are fireflies that glow blue for up to a minute instead of flashing yellow

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Q9DE TIL there are approximately 5 million alligators in the U.S.
nepVW TIL With only two clubs, the smallest football (soccer) league in the world is the Isles of Scilly Football League on the Isles of Scilly, 40 km southwest of the English mainland.
PkEn TIL Steve Jobs had a daughter that he did not want to admit was his, and as he was a multi-millionaire, his daughter was living on welfare with her mother.
M7w48 TIL Starting in 1760 there was a forced land grab by wealthy landowners in Scotland that evicted thousands called the Highland Clearances, this was a major reason for the Scottish Diaspora.
jm4E TIL Metallica’s lawyer once sent a cease and desist letter to a Metallica cover band. Metallica later said they had no idea the letter had been sent and offered an apology and told Rolling Stone that they had started out as a cover band, adding “Heck, we even recorded a two-disc album of covers!”