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TIL that female tarantulas can live over 30 years!

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p8oW4 TIL Garry Kasparov doubted the abilities of female Grandmaster Judit Polgár, stating, "She is, after all, a woman. It all comes down to the imperfections of the feminine psyche. No woman can sustain a prolonged battle." He was later defeated by Polgár in 2002.
KGA4 TIL the Beatles played a demo copy of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” before its release at full volume from an open apartment window at 6AM. Instead of complaining, the residents opened their windows and listened, aware they were hearing unreleased Beatles music.
dDMLE TIL 'Pebble" refers to any rock with a size between 4mm to 64mm, or 0.16" to 2.52"
bb6Q TIL of Dr. Gay Hitler. Son of George Washington Hitler, he served as a dentist in Circleville, Ohio. Many roads in Circleville contain “Hitler” to this day.
kOKG4 TIL the only account of Marco Polo's visit to China is his own first person one. There are no Chinese accounts of his trip and some scholars believe he never actually went at all but made it up using accounts from Persian travellers.