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TIL Merle Hay died 100 years ago this month. likely the first American casualty of WW I.

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78RKP TIL Ginkgo trees are so hardy that six of them are known to have survived the atomic bomb and are still growing in Hiroshima. The species of these trees is called relict. This is because they have been living on the planet for more than 200 million years.
pD4 TIL the male orb-web spider has detachable genitalia such that he can flee while simultaneously finishing intercourse so that his mate won’t eat him.
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