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TIL that insects are not attracted to lights "like moths to a flame." But they are constantly forced to alter their flight path instinctually with their backs to the brightest source of light.

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Xl1R TIL that a Japanese man killed and ate a student in Paris in 1981; he has never stood trial and remains free - and passionate about cannibalism - to this day.
9G4m TIL that China had a civil war at the same time as the American Civil War, resulting in 30 million dead
GVZ4 TIL…Only two fighter aces in WWII where female, one was Soviet Lydia Litvyak, who in a Yak-1, a very dated and unreliable plane vs. the German Me-109 got 12 solo kills
kJp5d TIL that Iceland fought three wars with the United Kingdom between 1958 and 1976, winning every time
OoEN1 TIL in 1826, a restaurant called Atwood & Bacon Oyster House opened in Boston in a building that was already more than 100 years old at the time. Today, it’s called Union Oyster House and is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the US.