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TIL that some spiders are considered a constitution of our atmosphere

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Br7Lk TIL that a British ship deliberately threw slaves into the ocean in order to cash in on the insurance of the slaves.
ep04b TIL the official German hymnal of the Catholic Church contains a hymn set to a melody written for the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
LkRDv TIL all snails are hermaphrodites. No wonder they’re never in a rush...
N7Kx8 TIL as part of the plan to keep the design of Godzilla from the 1998 movie a secret, Sony sent out fake designs to marketing partners to see who was loyal. Fruit of the Loom leaked the design and lost their Godzilla license.
69Vpl TIL Copyleft is a thing - It's the legal name for a license allowing free use and modification of work. And yes, it has a symbol that is a rotated copyright mark.