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TIL that the plural of a gaming mouse can actually be mice or mouses

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a8dmy TIL Bagheera kiplingi spider was discovered in the 1800s and is the only species of spider that has been classified as vegetarian.
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PYNeJ TIL that USA not only refused to pay reparations to Vietnam but also asked them to return the money "South Vietnam borrowed".
J1lmB TIL that to satisfy a record contract, goth rocker Andrew Eldritch recorded an album as the band SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW, said to stand for "Screw Shareholder Value - Not So Much a Band as Another Opportunity to Waste Money on Drugs and Ammunition Courtesy of the Idiots at Time Warner.”
VMPvm TIL Prehistoric Europeans made clay baby bottles in the shape of cute animals. These bottles have been found in the graves of infants, indicating an importance greater than simply function.