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TIL that spider silk is stronger than bone and half as strong as steel

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OGDR7 TIL Humans kill somewhere between 100 & 273 million sharks annually . Most are slaughtered exclusively for their fins to make a soup that is unhealthy—the tissue contains high levels of methylmercury. Population declines since the 1970s: blacktip = 93%, tiger = 97%, bull/dusky/hammerhead = 98%.
Yp4MP TIL Horses can roll over on their backs without suffocating like a turtle
69Ny7 TIL that Roman Soldiers were not allowed to marry until the Second Century AD. Until then wives were illegal and any children were considered illegitimate.
BreaW TIL Washington state will be the first state to allow human composting as a form of burial on May 1, 2020.
pJmO TIL Congress Passed a Law Preventing Congress From Insider Trading After Public Outrage then Quietly Rolled Back the Rules For Themselves with the President Signing It!