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TIL Teddy Roosevelt had his family crest tattoed across his chest

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gMWmy TIL that male funnel spiders use pheromones to knock females unconscious before mating.
LkLnZ TIL a single mirror produced in Venice in the 15/16th century was worth more than a painting by Raphael, and was about equal to the cost of a naval ship. The creators of the mirrors were so prized the Venetian government would send assassins to kill them if they absconded without permission.
R77G7 And is it already too late?!
gM5VX TIL Prince’s classic film Purple Rain was remade in the Saharan state of Niger, where there is no word for Purple. The film and song have the name Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai which, translated, means “Rain the Color of a Blue With Red in It.”
1kdV TIL Will Purvis, who was convicted of murder in 1894 and had always maintained his innocence, told the jury he would “live longer than the lot of them”. He survived a hanging, was re-incarcerated, and eventually pardoned and released. He died in 1938, three days after the last juror had died.