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TIL That Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch.

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QJAre TIL that Lt. Pham Quang Khiem managed to escape South Vietnam in April 1975 with 53 relatives and friends by stealing a C-130a and flying to Singapore. They were later flown to Guam and then the US, where Pham became a pilot for US Airways. The C-130a is currently at the National Warplane Museum.
xVBag TIL the US has poor voter turnout as a percent of voting-age population (55.7%), but excellent voter turnout as as percent of those registered to vote (86.8%)
jN9wQ TIL that Yokohama and Osaka Ikeda have Cup Noodles museum dedicated to Momofuku Ando who invented chicken ramen, world's first instant noodles.
rNeMy TIL, Kevin Conroy the voice of Batman was living in NYC during 9/11 and after the attack was a volunteer cooking meals for responders. When told, the people eating the food called BS and demanded he prove it. When he did it did a lot for the mood. Because he's Batman.
5V1LB TIL the highest wind speeds ever recorded were from the Tornado that struck Oklahoma on May 3rd, 1999. Measurements put the speed at about 301 ± 20 miles per hour.