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

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jN9Zn TIL that Scottie Pippen's real first name is actually Scotty
GAGg7 TIL When the Apollo astronauts were out of radio contact with the ground, they had a tape recorder inside their spacecraft that recorded their private, unguarded conversations. These transcripts were classified until the late 1970s because they included detailed information about Apollo operations
WdG8 TIL the first time a top hat was worn in public, it caused a riot. According to reports, people booed, dogs barked, women fainted, and a small boy suffered a broken arm. The man charged with breaching the peace and ordered to pay a £50 fine.
Z81gv TIL that The Hoover Company had a free flights promotion in the 90s: customers were offered free return tickets to the USA if they purchased at least $120 worth of products; it ended in disaster and the company is said to have cancelled the promotion and reneged on its offers, leading to litigation.
p8wEQ TIL that the tiny European country of San Marino conferred citizenship on Abraham Lincoln, who responded by thanking them and praising their system of government.