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TIL that the inverted cross was actually originated by St. Peter. He believed he wasn’t worthy to be crucified in the same way as Jesus, making St. Peter’s Cross a sign of humility fo Christians.

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v1MKR TIL that spiders do not sleep, instead they lower their metabolic rate during periods of inactivity to conserve energy. Nor do they blink.
6Nwl TIL that if the Jumping Ant queen dies, the workers will struggle for dominance and one will emerge as the new queen. It will swell in size, start laying eggs, and live up to 10 times longer than it would have as a worker.
4k0kN TIL there is a whale known as the 52-hertz whale (also known as 52 Blue) of an unidentified species that has never been sighted, but has been heard and known to exist since the late 1980s. There was also a feature length documentary about it that Leonardo DiCaprio was an executive producer for.
OGn6e TIL the manikin flying around the moon right now is named after Arturo Campos, the NASA engineer responsible for the plan to provide the Apollo 13 command module with enough power to get home safely, which was represented by Gary Sinise in the Apollo 13 film.
LXMv TIL that German toilets are specially made so the Germans can inspect their poop after pooping