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TIL that China’s toxic air pollution is so severe it impedes photosynthesis and resembles nuclear winter

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a8YG9 TIL about the Sparklemuffin Jumping Spider and other peacock jumping spiders from Australia! Peacock spider males dance for their lives, shaking their colorful behinds and arms, when courting a female. They also create vibrations, serenating their lady of choice!
M7db TIL that in 1967 the two factions involved in the Nigerian civil war declared a 48 hour ceasefire in order to watch Pele play in a football (soccer) match.
xVdZb Balloons are bad for the Earth because they are hazardous to wildlife and can cause outages and fires if they drift into power lines.
e08Rn TIL That Darwin was apprehensive to publish his work on evolution. He did not publish until 20 years after he wrote his theory, and may have never published if not for the publicized research of Alfred Russel Wallace.
Eg85p TIL that Coney Island, in New York City, was most likely named by Dutch settlers after the large number of rabbits they found along its coast.