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TIL: In 1865, an American colony once existed in North Borneo (present-day Sabah, Malaysia)

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ADZd7 When a mosquito bites, it pierces your skin and draws blood with the tip of its straw-like mouth, or proboscis. In the process, the mosquito injects some of its own saliva, which contains an anticoagulant that prevents your blood from clotting around the proboscis and trapping the insect. (Only female mosquitoes, which need the nutrients from the blood to produce eggs, bite.)
mxZdR TIL that male kangaroos can become extremely muscular in order to improve the chance of attracting female kangaroos.
nZW7 TIL Rabbits shouldn’t regularly eat carrots or lettuce, and that it is a myth that these foods are part of their natural diets
16WN7 TIL: In 1904 people were driving electric cars with 100 mile ranges and they cost $2500.
8aOgL TIL of the Japanese spider crab. They have the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 12.1 feet from claw to claw, and can weigh up to 42 pounds. It is reported to have a gentle disposition despite its ferocious appearance.