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TIL Spider legs and human dicks work with the same principle via hydraulics

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w81P TIL that even though parody is protected by the First Amendment, Weird Al Yankovic always asks artists for permission, as a courtesy.
GMAj TIL that Jesse James gave $1500 to a widow who housed him. He told her to pay her mortgage and to get a receipt. Later that day, Jesse James robbed the landlord and took his $1500 back
9YXgD TIL that during Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena, no ship could leave the island until the governor laid eyes on him to make sure he doesn't escape. Napoleon sometimes hid just to cause problems to ships trying to leave the harbour
R7N4w TIL about Colorado's "Make-my-day law" that expanded on home defense laws to make it harder to prosecute home owners for killing intruders.
rNVn1 TIL of Matthew Beard (Stymie Beard from the Little Rascals aka Our Gang) had 13 brothers and sisters. Because his paycheck helped the family to survive, his parents allowed him to rename one of his younger brothers. His parents subsequently allowed him to name his other siblings as they were born