April 4. 2013

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2013 in Sri Lanka, a new species of tarantula was discovered that was just slightly smaller than a dinner plate and had a leg span of eight inches. This would be twelve inches in boyfriend to girl friend conversions and the tarantula was going to be called Nopenopenopenopenope Ohgodnopenopenope, but they settled on the scientific name of Poecilotheria rajaei.

About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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