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TIL that tarantulas have retractable claws much like cats.

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nWx7G TIL that Craig Hodges, one of the best NBA players of his generation and an outspoken activist, was blacklisted from the league after wearing a dashiki during a White House visit and giving Bush Sr. a letter criticizing his administration’s treatment of the poor and minorities
VB0VB TIL that there are less than 20 Jewish people living in Egypt.
wX4J TIL New Zealand bans all advertising on TV on Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and ANZAC Day
E1W5o TIL Winston Churchill gave his painting of the-Tower-of-Koutoubia-Mosque as a gift to President Roosevelt. It is now owned by the actor Bradd Pitt who purchased it for a world-record sum.
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