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TIL Preying mantises are the only invertebrates known to see in 3D.

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VMN1B TIL that there are 8 JU-ON movies. We only got 3 "The Grudge" movies in the U.S, but the JU-ON series in Japan has been going on since 1998.
Me1v8 TIL that most cheap chocolate contains food-grade paraffin wax, though it's not listed as an ingredient because it's not even food.
jgkN TIL Notorious English pirate captain Benjamin Hornigold (1680–1719) once attacked a ship off the coast of Honduras just to replace his crew’s hats (they had drunkenly lost them the night before)
grMpA TIL Spitfire planes were "crowdfunded" in some cases in World War II. Large scale contributors were allowed to give the plane a nickname which was printed on the side. For example, ‘Dorothy of Great Britain and Empire’ was named by a group of women, all with the name 'Dorothy'.
nemb9 TIL Wealthy Russians hire fake ambulances with luxury interiors for $200 an hour to get through traffic.