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TIL that SPIDERS have the capability to "fly" across oceans. They are capable of using both the earth's electromagnetic field, and the wind to fly in a process known as "ballooning".

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m18NY TIL Young babies don't develop the reflex to breathe through their mouths until they are 3 or 4 months old.
Y7ywA ITL Vin Diesel recorded over 1,000 variations of "I am Groot" for "Guardians of the Galaxy" to express different emotions. He also voiced the line in languages like Spanish, Italian, Russian and Mandarin for international releases!
9wlvr TIL of Ettore Majorana, an Italian theoretical physicist who predicted the existence of the neutron and neutrino before disappearing without a trace in 1938
e0oOg TIL "Solitary Orchard", a piece of Chinese music composed for the guqin, is likely the oldest surviving piece of written music in East Asia and it features mysterious effects that sound modern to new listeners. The manuscript was written during Tang Dynasty, 7th century, and it is now in Kyoto
E1ZaP TIL that rechargeable electric cars existed and were quite popular in the late 1800’s. Worldwide discoveries of large petroleum reserves and road infrastructure that required longer driving time led to their decline.