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TIL the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds developed a 'splatometer' for insect analysis. Which is a post card-sized piece of plastic attached to a car that catches bugs as one drives.

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5VVlD TIL that Mongolia built a 130 foot statue of Genghis Khan in 2008. 782 years after his death in 1226 A.D.
GAXVG TIL about “Lucy”. A white dwarf star, that is one of the largest diamonds in our local region of the universe.
XlaX TIL that pro wrestler Mick Foley (who fought in the WWE as Mankind) had his ear ripped off during a match, but didn’t stop the fight. Afterwards, given the choice of getting the ear reattached and fighting another event, he chose to fight in another event
nW5xb TIL in modern Greece it is common for both bridegrooms and brides to wear crowns at their weddings unlike other countries in most of them it is common only for brides to wear tiaras.
VMplk TIL there are companies with fake first class plane, yacht, sports car interiors etc so you can fake an upscale lifestyle for your social media.