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TIL that the pressure in a Jumping Spider’s body makes it explode when studied. Scientists had to invent special micro-tools to finally get a look at their brains.

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kOa9B TIL Pope John Paul ll and Pope Francis are honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters
JYlek TIL the youngest person to climb to the summit of the 14,180-foot Mount Shasta in California was the seven-year-old Eva Luna Harper-Zahn.
OoL91 TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can had his ashes buried in one.
KWr4 TIL Norwegian Air Shuttle set up a public poll asking customers to pick a famous Norwegian historic figure whose picture would decorate the aircraft’s tailfin. Euronymous, founder of the black metal band Mayhem, lead the poll.
E184w TIL that unlike in North America, eggs are not washed in the UK because the process removes a protective membrane that makes them require refrigeration.