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TIL Linnaeus binomial classification was preceded by Clerck's and the first animal to get binomial name was an orb-weaving spider Araneus angulatus

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a7xM TIL it is possible to win Monopoly in 21 seconds
v1kRx TIL the pygmy marmoset can can leap 15 feet into the air despite being just 5 inches, that is about 36 times it's own height. Equivalent to a 6 ft human jumping 216 feet into the air.
YpJKB TIL Lizzy Murphy known as "The Queen of Baseball",was the first woman to play professional baseball, competing with male athletes in 1922. She played baseball for 17 yrs as a first baseman; she also played on several all-star teams and was the first person of either sex to play on both AL & NL teams
5YZLr TIL: The Guinness book of records was invented by the Guinness beer folks. They figured a book of verifiable facts would help stop bar arguments.
nAyP TIL that it costs 1.67 cents to make 1 cent coin because of the cost of materials, production, and distribution