TIL Jiggers are a species of parasitic flea native to Central and South America. They are often confused with Chiggers, which is a type of mite unrelated to them.
TIL “Natural History” by Pliny the Elder is the largest single surviving work from the Roman Empire. It is also the only work by Pliny to have survived into the modern day.
TIL In Histories, Herodotus wrote about giant gold-digging ants in India. It is believed to be the result of a translation error confusing “marmot” and “mountain ant” in old Persian.
TIL In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that the Court has the power to strike down any laws found in violation.