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TIL NFL cheerleaders make around $150 per game.

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wLYpY TIL that male spiders give female spiders gifts of prey wrapped in silk to increase mating success. Wrapping the gift in silk prevents the female from stealing it without copulating and sometimes conceals that the gift is just random trash.
QNZlL TIL that there is a species of frog called the Turtle frog which are commonly found in Australia.
Wk1kN TIL that name of The Three Musketeers candy bar was inspired by three different flavored pieces in each package (chocolate, strawberry and vanilla). Rising costs and WW2 restrictions on sugar led to consolidation into a single chocolate bar.
Jb4k TIL A Russian cargo plane was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistian with six crew members aboard. After being held captive in Kandahar for over a year, the crewmen were able to overpower their captors, retake their plane and fly it out of Afghanistan to safety.
PNpJ TIL that people in the Mongolian Empire did not believe in washing themselves or their clothes, wearing the same clothes until they literally rotted off.