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

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XYR6 TIL that in the classic “pot calling the kettle black” expression, the kettle may not be black at all. The pot is seeing its own reflection in the kettle’s shiny surface.
DQ4jD TIL the song 'Yankee Doodle' was used by British soldiers before the Revolutionary War to mock American soldiers, stereotyping them as rural simpletons who would think putting a feather in their caps would make them 'Macaroni' (i.e. cool), but was later used by Americans as an anthem of defiance.
b95k4 TIL in addition to the more familiar AMBER Alert, Texas has two additional codes: CLEAR Alerts for abducted adults between 18-64 and Camo Alerts for missing active duty military or veterans with mental illness and/or injuries.
xbDw TIL that if an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month till they turn 19.
OoBre TIL that Martin Luther King Jr went to prison 29 times, including once for speeding