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TIL that Harbor Freight Pittsburg clamps can be reversed to spread things instead of just clamping...

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PYQRn TIL The First Person to Cycle Around the Globe, Thomas Stevens, did it on a Penny Farthing, Between 1884 and 1886, Packing only Socks, a Spare Shirt, a Revolver, and a Raincoat.
kOxjW TIL of Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave, who was thrown overboard when his ship was torpedoed and sunk in WW1. He was picked up by another ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He then swam to third ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He survived the war.
Xo8D TIL that in 1997 a US Navy ship’s propulsion system failed because of a division by zero.
8eREV TIL the mother of Australian spider species Diaea ergandros allows her babies to suckle blood from her leg joints until she has weakened and (usually) dies. This prevents early cannibalism between the spiderlings, thus resulting in more of the clutch surviving.
gMRg7 TIL that if farmers don't properly dry the hay they're baling, the hay bales can spontaneously combust