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TIL The reason why spiders legs curl up is because a spider uses hydraulic pressure to push liquid into its legs that allow it to move, and when it dies the liquid drains out making the legs curl up

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OomaR Today I learned that Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson, had a daughter who flew military aircraft in World War II. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she ferried bombers and fighters to free up male pilots. Those trailblazing Rickeys!
yxeX TIL The Movie Zootopia Is Actually Called Zootropolis In The UK As Zootopia Is The Name Of An Actual Zoo
bjxa TIL at full sprint a cheetah spends more time flying than in contact with the ground
LxkZ TIL that the word “billion” (or its relevant translation) is by no means ubiquitous throughout the world; in many countries it means 1 million million, and even Great Britain used this system until 1974.
wL817 TIL that fist-bumping was made popular in the Vietnam War by black soldiers as a modified form of the black power salute.