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TIL About the Tarantula Hawk, A Spider Wasp That Preys on Tarantulas

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Dbgv TIL that a boy in France was actually raised by wolves in the late 1700s and was not discovered and brought back to society until he was 12, where he continuously tried to escape back into the wild.
Y7MWB TIL ant queens can live up to 30 years!
mm6v TIL that using the word “literally” as “an intensifier for statements that are not literally true” is actually considered correct. The usage dates back to the 18th century, and can be found in writing by the likes of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain.
wxDE TIL Robert E Lee, the General of the Confederate Army, was anti-slavery and wanted to keep the Union intact but was very loyal to his home state of Virginia and choose to fight with the Confederacy because that is where Virginia aligned.
Aepn TIL Danny DeVito was asked if he would voice Pikachu in the American version of the game “Great Detective Pikachu”, he declined the offer by saying “What the F is Pokemon?”