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TIL that oregano was practically unheard of in the U.S. until American G.I.s in WWII returned from Italy with a taste for the "pizza herb"

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v18O7 TIL about Kukulcania arizonica, aka the “Arizona black hole spider.” They ensnare insects by creating a velcro-like netting, inside a crevice, often on the wall of a building.
xdyo TIL a road called the King’s Highway was built from Boston MA to Charleston SC starting in 1650, on the order of King Charles II. Its northern section had been a Native American path for so long before that it was dug 2 feet into the ground, and it evolved into the first highways in North America.
lvRV TIL that a high school student absent due to a doctor’s appointment ended up locking his school down and getting held by the police after the receptionist calling him to confirm his absence thought the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song was a bomb threat
xVWx5 TIL That the Statue of Liberty was modeled after after a woman fallāḥ, or Egyptian peasant.
R58E6 TIL that Peter Cushing gained worldwide fame for his roles as Baron von Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in 11 Frankenstein and Dracula films prior to his famous role as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars in 1977. Cushing also depicted Dr. Who in Dr Who and the Daleks.