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TIL that spiders legs extend using hydraulic pressure from their circulatory system, and when they're crushed the legs curl in due to the loss in pressure

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mgNR TIL that Jimi Hendrix planned to make a fusion album with Miles Davis and Paul McCartney, but died several months before recording was slated to start
nV7b TIL in 2007 the Pope (Benedict XVI) called creationism “absurd” because “there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution”
1Kx8 TIL that Superman compresses his spine as Clark Kent to become shorter in order to help hide his identity
ZPZG TIL that Constantinople became Istanbul because people started referring to it as “The City” and the Greek phrase for “In The City” is pronounced “Is Tin Poli.” Over time, this became Istanbul.
R7aV9 TIL the world’s oldest pool of water was found 2 miles down a Canadian mineshaft and dated at ~2 billion years old. By observing the sulphate in the water, researchers were also able to confirm that single-celled organisms had inhabited the pool at some point.