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Today I learned that a species of spider discovered in 1993, a species of ant discovered in 2002, and a species of snake discovered in 2023 were all named after Harrison Ford.

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9YD77 TIL about Utah’s ‘otherworldly’ Cinamon Hadley — ballerina, goth queen and comic book character. The woman who inspired the look of the DC Comics character known as DEATH, by creator Neil Gaiman.
4JaX TIL More than 60 percent of people in the US who die from guns die by suicide
WkLn4 TIL: UPS uses route optimization software to save nearly $100,000,000 a year in fuel costs, mostly by eliminating left turns whenever possible.
78WDr TIL that Barabbas, the man the Bible claims was chosen to be spared from crucifixion over Jesus, is said in early writings to have also had the first name Jesus, with Barabbas meaning Son of (Bar) the father (Abba).
M7LdB TIL there’s a Jesus game called The You Testament which quotes Oprah, Bin laden, Eminem and Bruce Lee