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TIL that Tony the Tiger was constantly being bombarded with tweets, from furies that are begging for Tony to please them, that may have drove him off Twitter.

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4X7Yg TIL of the mimic jumping spiders. Several species of jumping spider have evolved specifically to mimic the appearance and behaviors of ants. Many scientists believe this evolved as a way to avoid predation from larger spiders.
xVRm0 TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci fully intended for his works to be published and left them to his pupil, who couldn't get through the writing and only managed to compile a treatise on painting in his lifetime, with the rest of papers sold off by disinterested heirs
VMk5m TIL Phantom traffic jams (queues of traffic not caused by vehicle collisions or roadworks) are the result of a single driver braking suddenly, causing each successive car to break to a greater degree, creating a wave of stopped or slowed traffic.
7rVwL TIL that Disneyworld has it's own government. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has two municipalities within itself, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista. Both allow the Disney Corporation to issue their own building permits and liquor licenses... among other benefits.
gMN4y TIL about NBA star Brian Williams, a polymath who following the end of his basketball career changed his name to Bison Dele, traveled the world having adventures (bazookas were involved). After learning to sail he bought a catamaran and set sail from Hawaii toward Tahiti. He was never seen again.