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TIL that Einstein not only was a socialist, but he also wrote essays about it

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Ree9 TIL The tarantula hawk stings and paralyzes a tarantula, drags the specimen to a brooding nest, and lays a single egg on the spider’s abdomen. The wasp larva hatches, creates a hole in the spider’s abdomen, and enters to feed, avoiding vital organs for as long as possible to keep the spider alive.
kO6JB TIL of Rosalynn McGinnis; She was kidnapped at the age of 12 by her stepfather and smuggled into Mexico, where she had 9 children fathered by her kidnapper. At the age of 32, 20 years after her kidnapping, her neighbors helped her and 8 of her children escape their captor and return to the U.S.
5Y0VR TIL that ducks can adjust their penis size based on how many female ducks are around.
jNNon TIL in spite of the way they are portrayed in sci-fi films, asteroid belts are not densely populated and a passing spacecraft has virtually zero chance of striking one. In fact, considerable effort is required to ensure contact with an asteroid.
ADNjo TIL The book 'A Clockwork Orange' Had Two Different Versions, an American one and a European one, because the US publisher thought Americans would find the the idea of a criminal being redeemed unrealistic