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TIL that NASA has sent spiders, bees, ants, flies and silkworms into orbit to learn about how bugs react to low gravity conditions.

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DQxED TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer and congressman during the Civil War. The Union deported him for supporting the Confederacy. After the war, he died by accidentally shooting himself during a murder trial while trying to show the murder weapon could have misfired. His client got off as a result
y1Xw TIL A man who has killed more than 300 people and released from prison on good behavior is now a youtuber with over half a million subs
pyGQ TIL that people who complain generally live longer, because it’s a way to relieve stress.
nXgG TIL: US States had the legal right to impose the “death penalty” on Corporations in the 18th and 19th century by revoking their corporate charters and selling off their assets.
8aeaG TIL the Teenage Mutant Turtles and Daredevil both gained their powers from the same accident