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TIL that caterpillars dissolve and “die” inside the chrysalis, so the resultant butterfly could be called a “new” organism. Some even think they evolved from two different ancestors.

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x6p01 TIL Florida had to create a law that makes dwarf throwing contests illegal for places that serve alcohol.
nn6o TIL the United States Government, with the passage of the NDAA fiscal year 2013, overturned a 64 year ban on domestic propaganda usage. This action now allows the U.S. State Department to distribute and broadcast government propaganda to U.S. citizens.
PYv8Z TIL the most dangerous frequency is at the median alpha-rhythm frequencies of the brain, 7 hz. At high volumes, infrasound can directly affect the human central nervous system causing disorientation, anxiety, panic, bowel spasms, nausea, vomiting, and eventually organ rupture.
D1wlY TIL that 17 miles (27km) from Mount Rushmore, a gigantic sculpture is being carved in the Black Hills, showing Native Chief Crazy Horse on his steed, pointing east. The contruction has started in 1948 and will take another 50 years to be completed.
69y5X TIL that in the 1960s, San Diego considered building a floating stadium in Mission Bay for the Chargers and Padres, with modular pontoon sections to accommodate various events