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TIL Millipedes are not insects—they’re more closely related to lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish.

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epn9L TIL Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video produces a resonant frequency capable of crashing the hard drives of older laptops.
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BroZK TIL That the Pulitzer Prize winning 1619 project is full of historical inaccuracies that were pointed out by nationally recognized historians and ignored