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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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YPRW TIL Charles-Alexandre de Calonne: Took office of finance during the period of huge debt that would lead to the French Revolution. He proposed taxing the property of the rich and clergy. His proposal was rejected, he was then blamed for the debt entirely, nicknamed “Monsier Deficit”, and exiled.
lo5ON TIL in the 1970's, the head of a Vegas union ordered the bombings of several nonunion establishments. When he refused to pay his bombers for their work, the union boss was abducted and his body was later found in the desert outside of Las Vegas.
E1vjV TIL American UFOlogist John Keel popularized the term "men In black" in 1967. He also used the term "ultraterrestrials" to describe UFO occupants he believed to be non-human entities capable of taking on whatever form they want
0gPM TIL that Disney’s “The Black Cauldron” (1985) was the world’s first full-length animated feature film to incorporate the use of CGI. It was also the first Disney film to receive a PG rating.
KYbr4 TIL that pelicans were once native to Britain, and occasional sightings are still made