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

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EWAX TIL Richard Stallman, a software freedom activist and computer programmer, and creator of a good portion of GNU/Linux, has 15 honorary doctorates
ZpGno TIL the UK Royal Family charge the RNLI (lifeboat charity) to launch boats, as the Royal Family own the beach/land
ZppNv TIL Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who travelled extensively across Africa and Asia between 1325 and 1354. He travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, from present-day Mali and Tanzania to Beijing - approximately five times the distance covered by Marco Polo.
x6PQ1 TIL that chocolate bars Picnic, & Cherry Ripe, as well as the Freddo Frog and Old Gold bar chocolate were created by the Australian confectionary company MacRobertson’s. They were also responsible for introducing chewing gum and cotton candy to Australia. They were bought by Cadbury in 1967
R7Bp1 TIL IBM launched a touchscreen phone with apps in 1993