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TIL that some spiders can survive drowning by going into a coma.

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16l5r TIL in 1893 the new town of Frostproof, FL was named as a marketing ploy to convince potential landowners the town has never had, and never would have, a frost that could destroy the large citrus-driven economy. However, only a couple of years later, a frost killed most of the citrus in Frostproof.
eMlk TIL that it’s technically twice as dangerous to be a taxi driver, than to be a cop. Even in terms of homicide.
0w8gL TIL Female dragonflies fake their deaths to avoid male advances due to constant harassment for sex. Sometimes, even that doesn't work.
0vQ1 TIL there is a mobile space port floating out in the Pacific Ocean that has been in use since the late 1990s.
0KYj TIL that the word oxymoron is an oxymoron itself. It is made up of oxy, meaning sharp, and moron, which means dull.