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TIL: Some tarantulas keep frogs as pets so they will eat insects that burrow into their nest

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Opye TIL: Massachusetts General was the first hospital in the world to use anesthetics. “Ether Day,” the anniversary of that event is still celebrated 170 plus years later by its doctors and staff annually on October 16th.
mxQdM TIL Wifi exists because cellular networks didn't license the frequency band (2.4 GHz) since the frequency is subject to interference, allowing researchers to experiment with the unlicensed band and develop the technology
eNBg TIL Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, when asked about going on tour so much (to do appearances, strip, and do porn), said that leaving her daughter is good. “"It’s healthy that we have a break, She has her own life and is doing her own thing, and I’m doing mine.”
pYN0Z TIL that Scottish banknotes are issued by 3 retail banks and they are not legal tender anywhere in the UK. Scottish bank notes are not legal tender even in Scotland, where, in law, no banknotes, even those issued by the Bank of England, are defined as legal tender.
9pPr TIL Steven Hawking on the set of Star Trek, passed the Warp Core and said “I’m working on that”