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TIL That a parasitic species of nematode which infects tarantulas was given the name Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi in honor of Jeff Daniels for his role in the 1990 film "Arachnophobia."

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gMdEW TIL about Alana Saarinen, the girl with three biological parents. Alana’s nuclear DNA is from her mother and father, with mitochondrial DNA from another woman. This procedure has now been banned due to safety and ethical concerns.
l7Mm1 TIL that Inuit from Greenland traveled to Scotland via kayak. The first recorded instance was in 1682, but it's possible Inuit had made the trip for hundreds of years prior. One of their kayaks is even preserved in Aberdeen, Scotland.
4JJ6 TIL a college student aligned his teeth successfully by 3D printing his own clear braces for less than $60; he’d built his own 3D home printer but fixed his teeth over months with 12 trays he made on his college’s more precise 3D printer.
GemN TIL that chinese prisoners were forced to farm gold in WoW which then would get sold for real money on the internet.
GAgk7 TIL that Michael Jackson had a patent on the shoes he used in Smooth Criminal, the ones that allowed him to lean forward at a 45° angle.