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TIL the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose

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dD6D9 TIL about the Arabic novel Theologus Autodidactus, (“ The Self-taught Theologian"), which is considered to be one of the earliest Science Fiction stories. Its ‘impact event’ climax ends with a catastrophic doomsday apocalypse. It was written between 1268 and 1277.
4kAMJ TIL Women’s shirt buttons are on the left-hand side because wealthy women used to be dressed by their maids and it was easier to access.
WKw8 TIL Tarantulas own pets. They take frogs, and bring them back to their hovels to keep as pets. They take their legs, gently stroke the frog’s back, and pat the frog on its head, and lightly scratch behind the earholes. The frog will eat harmfull insects for the Tarantula
rRvAo TIL NASA has online 3D models of all of the planets in our solar system, as well as several moons, probes, and the ISS.
R5re6 TIL about an Australian jellyfish that causes Irukandji syndrome: excruciating muscle cramps, severe pain in the back and kidneys, a burning sensation of the skin and face, headaches, nausea, restlessness, sweating, vomiting, and psychological phenomena such as the feeling of impending doom.