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TIL that a new species of electric blue tarantula was discovered in Thailand’s forests.

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4Xorw TIL The 'Ides of March' is on 15 March. The Romans did not count days of the month from first to last. They counted backwards from three fixed points (Nones, Ides and Kalends).
rRDjw TIL: Amon Göth, who Headed the Kraków Concentration Camp, was so Brutal in his Treatment with Jewish Prisoners, that he was Trialed and Charged by the SS, and Relieved of his Position
Xerj TIL That in 2009 scientists brought an extinct species back to life through cloning. The clone lived for seven minutes before dying of a lung defect.
VMJvZ TIL the Vietnam War is the only war in American history in which US war dogs were not allowed to officially return home after the war. Classified as expendable equipment, around 3500 dogs who were not killed in action were either euthanised or left behind.
7NML TIL a man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket — and used it to eat a year’s worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi’an International Airport.