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TIL Canadians were considered some of the most ruthless in WWI

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wLdaW TIL because of its unique venom delivery system, the stiletto snake (newly-discovered earlier this year) is almost impossible to hold safely in the usual way (fingers behind the head) without being bitten. It is capable of stabbing with its independently protruding fangs while its mouth is closed.
e0jvk TIL there is a spider species, Bagheera kiplingi, that is mostly herbivorous, even actively avoiding confrontation with other insects while foraging for food. They sometimes rarely steal ant larvae or cannibalize during dry season, when the plant they prefer would be unavailable.
VM6b4 TIL that new tires have little rubber hairs on them as a byproduct of the manufacturing process and that those hairs do not have any practical purpose or benefit for the tire.
lo8oN TIL that much like "Seeing Eye" dogs for the blind, there are "Hearing Ear" dogs for the deaf.
EgoBW TIL Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War, 28 days later) first claim to fame was a novel that got made into a film starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio.