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TIL Kids Not Only Have the Constitutional Right to Not Participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, But Remain Seated

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Ypad7 TIL That in 1924, the Montreal Canadiens stored the Stanley Cup in the trunk of their car. When they got a flat tire, they removed the cup, then drove off leaving the prized cup on a snowbank.
R0Q4 TIL in Ashgabat (capital of Turkmenistan), water, gas and electricity are free
rRkxM TIL the eight-spotted crab spider (Platythomisus octomaculatus) is one of the most unnatural-looking spiders around with it highly contrasting black dots on bright yellow abdomen. It was found in a forest preserve in Singapore in 1924, and it is among the largest crab spiders at one inch in length.
oZQL TIL the first assassination attempt on a US President happened today in 1835, thwarted by 2 jammed guns. Andrew Jackson beat the crap out of his failed assassin with the help of (The) Davy Crockett.
YpyDx TIL: In 2010, a boa constrictor was shown to have reproduced asexually via parthenogenesis. This is only the third genetically confirmed case of consecutive virgin births of viable offspring from a single female within any vertebrate lineage.