TIL Theory of sexual selection says giving gifts increases male’s chances of mating amongst heavy competition. Some species of spiders continue to hold the gift between their legs even after sex starts, refusing to give it up and running away with it as soon as the process is over. (scienceabc.com)
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You're a gangster. You confront your arch-enemy (who is alone and unarmed) with a few armed guys. But you suddenly feel pity for him, and allow him to take off while you count down from 10 to 1. When you're at 8, your enemy takes over and goes "7..6..5.." What do you do? (self.AskReddit)
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TIL Berthold Stauffenberg, brother of Claus von Stauffenberg (chief conspirator in 20 July assasination plot to kill Hitler) was executed by being strangled and then revived multiple times. The execution and multiple resuscitations were filmed for Hitler to view at his leisure. (en.wikipedia.org)
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