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TIL that a fossil of a spider with an erection exists

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wWyE TIL that the Yellow Star imposed upon Jewish citizens in Nazi Germany was not a Nazi invention but originated in Medina under Islam in the 8th century
7MPZ TIL that a secret soviet intelligence agent is primarily responsible for thwarting Operation Long Jump, concocted by Adolf Hitler, which was an attempt to assassinate Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt at the Tehran conference in 1943. This might be responsible for saving the world.
X0E5P TIL: stereotypes about "stupid, lazy Southerners" in the US were caused by centuries of hookworm infection which causes lethargy, anemia and iron deficiency. These, in turn, negatively affect growth and intellectual development in children.
l7Ey5 TIL of ant-fungus mutualism. Leafcutter ants cut leaves and transport them back to their nests, where the leaves are used to cultivate fungus which is used as a food crop. In some advanced genera the queen ant may take a pellet of the fungus with her when she leaves to start a new colony.