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TIL wasps help prevent the destruction of $417 billion worth of crops from insect pests every year. This is higher than the annual value of insect pollination at $250 billion per year.

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6EXVQ TIL of Roland the Farter, court jester of Henry II. He was given a manor in exchange for having to perform 'One Jump, One Whistle, and One Fart' at each Christmas.
5LkQ TIL that the Columbine shooters were neither bullied nor unpopular at school.
xQ8k TIL that as many as 100,000 of Hong Kong’s poor and elderly live in small metal cages only barely large enough to lie down in.
d84Ar TIL that while not enforceable, the U.S. has a flag code which advises Americans on proper flag usage. Examples include, No marking or changing the flag's colors, It must be lowered at night unless properly lit, a flag may not be used on a float without a pole, and no flag apparel of any sort.
PYZvZ TIL One of the first recorded applications for a closed circuit television system (CCTV) was back in 1942 in Nazi Germany, where it was used to monitor the launch of V2 rockets.