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TIL David Bowie has a spider named after him.

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v1ZB4 TIL Angel Lust (Death Erection) is when an erection in occurs in men after death. A number of Renaissance artists depicted a crucified Jesus with a death erection. This art was suppressed by the Catholic Church for several centuries.
8rv4 TIL Comanche Indians would torture captured settlers by cutting off their genitals, stuffing them in their mouths, sewing their lips together, then staking them over a nest of red ants until dead - Comanche women often orchestrated the torture.
W4G8 TIL Warner Bros. threatened movie theaters with blockage of future posters if they showed a parody movie of Harry Potter
6Ege7 TIL in much of the US it is illegal to buy a new car from the manufacturer. You are required by law to go through the middleman of a car dealer, so they can tac on an extra ~30℅.
D1YNp TIL that the Romans staged a mock Naval Battle in the Colosseum by flooding it.