Fun fact today for all you bug-lovers out there: every single summer, about 18 TRILLION mayflies all hatch at the same time on the upper Mississippi River, and they create a swarm so huge and disgusting that it can appear on weather radars. Just the dead ones can pile up deep enough to shut down bridges and fill up entire parking lots three feet deep.

So, knowing this makes me wonder… if every year brings 18 TRILLION new mayflies to the river, why does ANYBODY live anywhere near the Mississippi River at all??