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TIL that crabs are the ultimate gentlemen. After copulating with a female, a male crab will “hold” the female for days until her shell hardens.

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4Xo4R TIL in WW1, glow worms were gathered and used in lamps to light the trenches. Also, due to their extreme ability to detect particles in the air, slugs were used to detect gas attacks. If the slugs closed their breathing spires and contracted, troops would know to put on their gas masks
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