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TIL that Antartica has a native insect species the Antarctic Midge, Belgica Antarctica. The species has been for around 30 million years and has adapted to surviving the cold, it is the technically the largest land animal on the contient and has the tiniest genome of any insect.

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jojM TIL 99.9% of Calico Cats are female. If there is a male, it is usually sterile because it is a gene mutation.
wL7AP TIL of David Shaw, an Australian scuba diver/aircraft pilot who recorded his own death while attempting to retrieve a 10 year old corpse from a 200+ metre deep underwater cave. The corpse belonged to a young diver who had gone missing 10 years earlier while on a dive.
69E97 TIL - JS Bach's son (JC) taught Mozart and is considered his only "true" teacher
8aroK TIL Osama Bin Laden played Nintendo games while in hiding
PGpE TIL that when David Copperfield and his assistants were held up at gunpoint, he used sleight of hand to conceal his possessions from the robber