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TIL about the Alien Butt Spider, which sounds horrifying but is actually quite cute

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P1nNG TIL ‘sacred’ cats in Ancient Egypt were routinely drowned as kittens or had their spines broken to be used as sacrifices and agricultural fertilizer
DEBg TIL Families of fallen American soldiers can choose among 60 religious symbols for their official tombstones, including a Wicca Pentagram and Thor’s Hammer.
16AjV TIL that Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns‘N'Roses, slept with his drummer Steven Adler's girlfriend, Adriana Smith, recorded it, and used the audio in the song 'Rocket Queen'.
ne7yr TIL Eli Whitney did not make his fortune from the cotton gin, but a later invention, the milling machine. This machine allowed the North to automate many industries and stay adequately supplied during the American Civil War.
yQ07e TIL When Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania for the Battle of Gettysburg, his army kidnapped free black civilians and sold them south into slavery.