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TIL that Sigourney Weaver’s real name is Susan and she chose the name “Sigourney” from a character mentioned in “The Great Gatsby”

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bNyE TIL that spiders use fluid movement/hydraulics to “push” their legs forward. They lack the muscles to do so normally and use fluid pressure to do so. This is also why their legs curl up when they die and if their body gets punctured, their body “deflates” and is rendered useless.
kee4 TIL Steve Wozniak gave much of his Apple Stock to employees who otherwise would not have received stock after the IPO
ddW9 TIL There is a reply to “Liar, liar, pants are on fire”, it’s “I don’t care, I don’t care, I can buy another pair”
ypGp TIL the tails of comets point away from the sun, not behind its travel direction
dDwNd TIL: The first Heisman winner, Jay Berwanger, was also the first player chosen for the NFL during its first draft in 1936. The Chicago Bears acquired his signing rights. When Berwanger asked for $25,000 over two years, the Bears said, “No,” so Berwanger took a job as a foam-rubber salesman.