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TIL the “6” in SEAL Team 6 was added to throw off the Russians during the Cold War. They wanted Russian intelligence to think five more teams of equal caliber were deployed.

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J1y8V TIL Diving bell spider is the only species of spider that spends almost all its life underwater, including resting, catching and eating prey, mating, egg laying, and overwintering. It only briefly surfaces to replenish its oxygen supply.
m5wM TIL that Bea Arthur (Dorothy in The Golden Girls) left $300,000 to an organization that houses homeless LGBT youth after she died in 2009.
ePYE TIL that James Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming, originally doubted Sean Connery’s casting, saying, “He’s not what I envisioned of James Bond looks.” on top of Connery being Scottish. But after seeing Dr. No he was so impressed, he updated Bond’s bio to where he was given Scottish (and Swiss) descent.
wLYjJ TIL of Jeremiah Hamilton, 19th Century New York's notorious African-American, Wall Street millionaire. Blacklisted by the city's insurance firms and Public Stock Exchange, he went on to amass a fortune of $250 million in today's money and was known as the biggest single rival to the Vanderbilts.
BggnL TIL the phrase "kill them all and let God decide" from the Simpsons is actually a historical reference