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TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.

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G8NG TIL that before becoming an actor, Jason Statham competed in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in diving, and also sold fake jewelry to make ends meet early in his modelling career.
6o8X TIL that China has a giant ghost town, Tianducheng, built to be a near-exact Replica of Paris complete with a mock-up of Versailles and a copy of The Eiffel Tower. Now only 2,000 people live there.
PY8bE TIL In 2002, BBC News Accidentally Used The UNSC Logo From The Halo Video Game Series Assuming It Was For The 'United Nations Security Council'
6EM7Z TIL that Mr. Rogers was bisexual, quoted as saying, regarding sexuality on a 1-10 scale, “Well, you know, I must be right smack in the middle. Because I have found women attractive, and I have found men attractive.”
Bg0vk TIL Daughter from California syndrome is a phrase used in the medical profession to describe a situation in which a disengaged relative challenges the care a dying elderly patient is being given, or insists that the medical team pursue aggressive measures to prolong the patient's life