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TIL that the Katip Sumat uprising in the 19th century was the ever-recorded jihad war involving Vietnam

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8a6LV TIL that some spiders create beautiful patterns in their webs of spirals, disc shapes or vertical lines; although there are several theories it’s not certain why they do it.
yVBwl TIL in 2006 a jury awarded $5.6m to the family of a man who had the shaft of a screwdriver implanted into his spine by a surgeon after the two titanium rods he planned to use were discovered missing during the surgery. The screwdriver snapped & after 3 more back surgeries, the man died 2 years later
e0wrD TIL that India's Mars Orbiter mission had a budget of $73 million, which is less than the budget of big Hollywood movies about space
69bMJ TIL Chris Farley has a brother that is a touring comedian
WyLX TIL that today, 69 per cent of children aged two to five can use a computer mouse, but only 11 per cent can tie their own shoelaces; and more young people know how to play a computer game (58 per cent) than swim (20 per cent) or ride a bike (52 per cent).