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TIL: Regularly occurring bouts of retinal movements suggest an REM sleep–like state in jumping spiders | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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DQ7Eg TIL A khanate is a region or place ruled by a khan, who is a tribal leader with the support and loyalty of his warrior subjects. A khaganate is a large nomadic state comprising of several khanates, ruled by a khagan, who is a higher-ranking title than a khan.
7rVEX TIL that Britain went through a Gin craze in the 18th century spearheaded by a Dutchman. We get the word ‘Gin’ from the Dutch word for Juniper and it also spawned the expression ‘Dutch courage’
8r98 TIL refried beans aren’t fried twice or “fried again”, but its re- prefix comes from the Spanish word “refritos”, meaning well fried.
XEEOr TIL that Stalin tried to have John Wayne killed because he didn't like socialism.
ADeGg TIL: The average cloud weighs more than a blue whale. According to scientists, the weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.1 million pounds