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TIL A Man in Nigeria Was “Raped to Death” By His Six Wifes

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pJZb TIL: Spiders don’t jump using muscles. Instead, they control the blood pressure in their legs like a hydraulic system to propel them upwards.
nWn9r TIL about Germanwings Flight 9525 where the co-pilot locked himself alone in the cockpit and flew the plane into the mountains killing 6 crew members and all 144 passengers onboard.
xVvJg TIL in 1898 Andrew Carnegie was so opposed to the American annexation of the Philippines he offered to personally refund the $20million the US spent purchasing it from Spain in exchange if it meant the islands would be granted independence.
0dkLv TIL that a condor's wing feathers are over two feet long. Nearly as long as a tennis racket.
4eM6 TIL Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman were classmates at acting school in the early 60s. Both were voted “Least Likely to Succeed”