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TIL there's a "femme fatale" firefly (photuris) that lures in males of other species by mimicking their mating flashes and then eating the poor, unsuspecting fools

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16bmP TIL that John Steinbeck was once forced to ask his editor for additional time due to half the manuscript of Of Mice and Men having been eaten by his Irish Setter.
RxLj TIL Bill Broyles, the writer for the movie Castaway, chose to deliberately strand himself for one week on an isolated beach in the Sea of Cortez, to force himself to search for water and food, and obtain his own shelter. During this time, a volleyball washed up on shore.
epreE TIL Bradbury, CA has a law making it illegal to be "in a state of drunkenness or intoxication to the annoyance of any other person" in private houses.
Zojv TIL Vulcan Point is an island on a lake, on an island on a lake, on an island.
QnVX TIL Intuit spent $11.5M to lobby against the government providing free pre-populated tax filings