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TIL that in 1995 NASA updated an original study by Peter N Witt on the effects of various drugs on spiders and found similar results.

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BrkbL TIL The band KISS had to change their logo in Germany because the letters SS too closely resembled the "s-bolts" logo of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel forces. It is illegal to domestically distribute or publicly use symbols from the Nazi party in Germany.
W7OKo TIL that the recipe "Engagement chicken" got its name after Kathy Suder and later several of her co-workers received engagement proposals after serving it to their boyfriends.
4kMAb TIL there was an early 1900s act named "Sober Sue", who's draw was she never smiled. A theater offered $1000 to any one who could make her laugh, attracting big comedians. Crowds came out to watch them try, and fail, giving them a free show. Later it came out that Sue suffered from facial paralysis.
9YKkG TIL Iggy Pop based 'Lust for Life' on the Armed Forces Network call signal, which he heard in a Berlin apartment with David Bowie...waiting for 'Starsky & Hutch' to come one.
1VW8 TIL that meat imported into the U.S. is not tested to see if it contains horse meat even though there is evidence that horse meat is being shipped through U.S. ports.