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TIL that fishermen use kites and spiders' webs to catch needlefish (Solomon Islands)

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690Rw TIL that in Georgia HOV lanes can be used by pregnant people. Georgia DPS allows this because of a 2022 Georgia law that recognizes embryos and fetuses as person's with full rights. No documents are needed to prove pregnancy when using HOV lanes.
nWLEW TIL the Halo Effect is cognitive bias claiming that positive impressions of people, brands, and products in one area positively influence our feelings in another area.
E1Lx7 TIL in 1971, the first person to successfully escape America’s first “SUPERMAX” prison said he did it to bring attention to his water desalination research
P1KAE TIL that the Pistol Shrimp, a small creature that can snap its claw so fast, it creates a bubble hot enough to produce light and temperatures similar to the sun's surface, stunning or killing its prey with the shockwave
pYE68 TIL about Motty, the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. It died at the age of 10 days due to an umbilical infection.