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TIL one out of every four animals on Earth is a beetle.

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p8W7G TIL of the "Returning Soldier Effect" where more male babies than female babies were born after both World Wars in almost all belligerent countries. Reason: unknown.
kJLEm TIL that there is a comic where Marvel villain Thanos tortures a man named David every year on his birthday by visiting him and ruining his day somehow. This is for no reason other than to inflict pain and suffering on a personal level, and David was chosen at random.
xVdMD TIL Tom Lehrer's famous song "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" was inspired by the City of Boston doing exactly that. The city spread strychnine-laced corn in its public parks to reduce the pigeon population
oQb8 TIL that America’s First Shopping Mall is Now Stuffed With Micro Homes: Inspired by ship construction, each of the 38 rental units—which measure from 225 to 300 square feet—includes a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and built-in storage.
GBEG TIL that the actor who played 11 year-old Voldemort (a.k.a. Tom Riddle) in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, the actor who played the grown-up Voldemort in the final 5 films.