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TIL that spider’s brains are actually so large they overflow into their legs

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9wNBM TIL Birds have one important part of its digestive system, which is known as the gizzard - the primary purpose being to grind the foods that the bird has eaten.
Q1Xk TIL that the Rolling Stones were so impressed with the backup singer’s voice in “gimme shelter” that you can hear them hooting in the background. They kept it in the studio recording as well.
Pk5L TIL that the producers of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (filmed in 1971 in Munich, Germany) had trouble finding dwarfs–any adult dwarfs at all– for the roles of the Oompa-Loompas. This was because the Nazis had killed so many of them 25 years earlier.
16na7 TIL that the USSR accepted the spontaneous generation theory in the 1950's
v11kB Cutting back on red meat is probably the best place to start, but eating the right types of veggies is important, too.