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TIL The Baltimore Wastewater Treatment plant had a 4-acre spider colony with over 107 million spiders.

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0dRo1 TIL of The Beast of Gévaudan a creature with "formidable teeth and immense tail", believed to have attacked 610 people, resulting in 500 deaths between 1764 and 1767 in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France.
e485 TIL that McDonald’s is telling it’s workers on their website, “McResource Line”, to sell their goods to make ends meet. They suggest “Selling some of your unwanted possessions on eBay or Craigslist could bring in some quick cash.”
l78lr TIL Michael Jackson wore white tape on his fingers so that audience members further away could see the fingers and follow the moves he made with his hands while dancing. He wore white socks so they could similarly follow his feet.
4nON TIL that Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of his appearances as James Bond, having started balding at age 21.
x46w TIL FEDEX was charged with distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to distribute misbranded drugs when the DEA told it to stop a list of drug dealers, but refused to give the list when FEDEX tried to comply. FEDEX pleaded not guilty, since they had no way to tell who was on the list.