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TIL NASA intoxicated spiders with different drugs to see if they could still build an effective web. All of the drugs reduced web regularity except for small doses of LSD, which actually increased it.

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nW4PG TIL about John Williams, the oldest MMA fighter, who participated in and won 1 fight at 70 years old. He also achieved over 100 weightlifting records, a world record for breaking 10 blocks of ice with a single punch, and could perform 13 consecutive hours of judo throws.
p8b8A TIL that Nazi Germany made a New Testament Bible where they removed the genealogies of Jesus that showed his Davidic descent, removed Jewish names and places, but left any mention of Jews that showed them in a bad light, in an attempt to Aryanize Jesus.
R5dP8 TIL: About Philly Mignon, an album by jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones released in 1977.
x9Pk TIL the reason peanut butter doesn’t go bad is its aridity; with a moisture content of about 2%, it doesn’t contain enough water to support bacterial and fungal growth.
wdmE TIL that almost everything about Koko the gorilla’s signing ability is a hoax. Her signs are nearly gibberish, and her handlers “interpret” everything she says and try to construct meaning from them. She has zero support from scientists and linguists for this reason.