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TIL there is a wasp called "Gasteruption jaculator"

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6EO58 TIL Steven Speilberg denied a salary for directing Schindler's List and refuses to autograph any materials related to the film.
ZVEo TIL Montezuma’s family received yearly payments from the Mexican government from the 16th century until 1938.
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