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TIL: jumping spiders exist [disturbing content alert]

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5V7yP TIL that, of the top 20 all-time NHL point leaders, none are American (17 are Canadian), and of the top 40 only 2 are American (32 are Canadian)
kLbB TIL that the streets of Seattle Washington were elevated in the 19th century leaving a network of underground tunnels and basements that use to be ground level.
xVGVo TIL: Dedicated Japanese monks spent years going through the horrifying process of turning themselves into mummies... while still alive. Viewing their bodies is now one of the world's creepiest tourist attractions.
nbo9 TIL of Harold Hering, a nuclear missile crewman who was kicked out of the military for asking “How can I know that an order to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”
kOvOe TIL that R. Lee Ermey, actor for the drill instructor in "Full Metal Jacket", was originally meant to be a technical advisor for the film. However, after Ermey made a tape tirading over the various extras, he was cast as the instructor.