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TIL one reason there are so many weird stories out of Florida is due to their transparency laws that allow the release crime details to the media immediately

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dDar7 TIL using camouflage, the Orchid Mantis more effectively attracts insects, its prey, then REAL orchid blossoms.
OG6J6 TIL Humphrey Bogart was an avid chess player and often played correspondence chess with soldiers overseas during World War II. In 1943, the FBI told him to stop doing so after they intercepted his mail believing the chess notations to be secret codes.
jNa8N TIL that we still don’t know what greek fire is or how to make it.
N79Jb TIL North Korea has trillions of dollars of minerals and rare earth elements in its earth reserves, but cannot exploit these deposits as the country cannot afford the infrastructure and technology to do so.
YpwBv TIL there is enough gold to cover the entire Earth by 13 inches. However, most of the gold is in Earth's core.