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TIL that giant tarantulas sometimes keep tiny frogs as "pets". They protect the frog safe from predators, while the frog eats tiny insects (ants, etc.) that could harm its eggs.

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9YkYp TIL that a library in Portugal unleashes a swarm of bats every night to combat book-damaging pests.
E1YJ7 TIL about the Tree of One Hundred Horses, a massive chestnut tree that holds the world record for girth, clocking in at 190 feet in circumference—nearly the length of a hockey rink.
4YKw TIL Inkjet printers contain a “Waste Ink Reservoir” that wastes on average 25% of all your ink.
lnjV TIL a B25 bomber hit the Empire State Buildings’ 79th floor.The building was open on Monday, one day after the crash.
XERQj TIL Engineers have developed a mineral-coated sand that can destroy organic pollutants like bisphenol A and soak up toxic metals like lead and cadmium from stormwater