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TIL of a spider that presents from behind a tough, flat, circular shield resembling the cover of a manhole. The ravine trapdoor spider is the common name of a rare, oddly shaped North American spider. This spider looks as though the end of its abdomen, rear segment of the body, had been sliced off.

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R7691 TIL In 1940, when Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas was given an ultimatum by Mussolini to surrender Greek lands for Italian occupation, Metaxas allegedly sent one word in reply: “No.”
wLnKM TIL two men dressed as Batman and Captain America were teaching kids at an event when they noticed a nearby home on fire. They ran to the house, rushed inside, and rescued a cat that had inhaled smoke. "Batman" gave the cat mouth-to-mouth breaths until it recovered, then it hissed and "freaked out."
kJxJd TIL Yi Sun-Sin, the legedary Korean Admiral who who never lost a battle against Japanese, often defeating them against all odds, had never once commanded a naval battle before the beginning of that war. He was a cavalry officer who had only been in the navy for 2 years
ROd8 TIL the Irish are the second biggest tea drinkers on the planet. They have been found to drink more tea per pound than both China and India combined.
LQXP0 TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.