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TIL the Greek and Roman word for giraffe was ‘camelopardalis’, because they believed it was an unnatural hybrid of a camel and a leopard.

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gRM9 TIL that both a new species of iranian spider, Filistata maguirei, and a genus of spider crabs, Maguimithrax, have been named after Tobey Maguire because of his role as spiderman.
1XvW TIL During the casting of Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Qiu who did not audition, was spotted, during her friend’s screen test smoking a cigarette with a sarcastic expression on her face, which won Yeun the part of The Landlady Of Pig Sty Alley.
0wWk5 TIL of the TomTato, a commercially available graft of potato and tomato, which will grow potatos below ground and tomatos above ground.
gMjOb TIL there is a GeoCache on the International Space Station.
gmLA TIL A man broke out of prison and turned himself in because it was too cold outside.