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TIL that the MV Doña Paz’s sinking was the deadliest maritime disaster that occurred outside of wartime, accounting for 4,385 deaths

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R7gx8 TIL that after a male Darwin’s bark spider fertilizes a female, he plugs up the female’s genitals with a mating plug. Using silk, the female traps the male so that he’s stuck to her genitals, saving him for when she’s hungry.
Z8eyR Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" was the first YouTube music video to reach 100 million views, doing so back in 2008.
R0ya TIL the female orgasm is similar to an epileptic seizure.
nBPo TIL when asked what would happen if he were invited to a dinner party with his characters, Dr. Seuss said, “I wouldn’t show up.”
rNDmw TIL that at the time of Pope Sisinnius' election, he was so weakened by gout that he was unable to feed himself with his hands. His papacy lasted just 20 days, from January 15 until his death on February 4 of 708.