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TIL There’s a tribe in Africa that instead of punishing someone for their wrong deeds. They will surround that person and say nothing but good things the person has done

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ZpZ74 TIL that there is a species of spider which produces 'milk' from its own body, which it uses to nurse baby spiderlings for the first several weeks of their lives. It's one of only 120 species of spider that can stand the company of others for more than three weeks.
xyR0 TIL that Grace Kelly and her family had to provide Prince Rainier of Monaco with a dowry of $2 million in order for the marriage to go ahead.
neVPG TIL that in 89 BC Roman soldiers have reportedly captured a satyr (a mythical creature) while at war in Greece. They’ve brought it to their general Sulla for interrogation, but it only spoke in something like a cross between the neighing of a horse and the bleating of a goat.
Z8xD TIL an 11 year study showed that diet cola is associated with a 2x increased risk for kidney decline. Kidney function started declining when women drank more than two sodas a day.
RwLl TIL Residents of a Johannesburg town protested microwave towers claiming headaches, nausea, tinnitus, rashes, gastric/sleep issues that subsided after leaving the coverage area. After a meeting with residents the tower’s owners revealed the towers had been switched off more than six weeks earlier.