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TIL There is a type of spider that can have colonies up to 50,000 and work together to make webs 65ft high.

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GAXk5 TIL the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery's unusual plucking technique of using the fleshy part of his thumb was born out of necessity: he practiced after long working hours late at night, but did not want to bother his neighbours, or wake his kids.
ndDW TIL that the ‘Chinese Fire Drill’ was coined when a British officer miscommunicated instructions to his Chines crew, resulting in them pulling water from the starboard side and immediately dumping it on the port side, completely bypassing the 'putting out the fire’ step.
d8wbj TIL that whenever Queen Elizabeth is talking with someone, she uses her handbag to signal coded messages to her staff to indicate how the conversation is going.
XEXNP TIL Crows in Japan learned to crack walnuts by dropping them in a crosswalk. the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts. After the lights turn green the vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. when it’s time to cross again, the crow join the pedestrians and pick up their meal.
l7e01 TIL Samsung started out dealing in dried-fish, groceries, and noodles