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TIL the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider can cause an erection that lasts for hours.

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neDW TIL that Congress has a lower approval rating than Hugo Chavez, the US going Communist, Paris Hilton, the BP Oil Spill, Banks, and Nixion During Watergate
jNraR TIL The founders of the Aztec Empire were one of the first people in the world to have mandatory education for nearly all children. There were two types of schools: the telpochcalli, for practical and military studies, and the calmecac, for studies in writing, astronomy, statesmanship, theology etc
1DRr TIL one of Richard Ramirez’s (the Night Stalker) early victims survived her attack by putting her hands in front of face to block the gun. The bullet ricocheted off the keys in her hand, saving her life.
m7xo Mercedes protect your eardrums in a crash by emitting a loud static noise just prior to impact, which triggers your ears to protect themselves. Also - your ears are able to protect themselves from loud noises
BrgNb TIL that using a countdown in rocket launches was invented as a dramatic device for a 1920s movie, then later borrowed by NASA for real life launches.