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TIL That most spiders eat and remake their webs every night

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b9VW0 TIL At age 36, William Jennings Bryan was the youngest US presidential nominee ever. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for a deep, commanding voice
BLDW TIL The USA is one of the only countries in the world that has no paid benefits for maternity leave.
GAQX1 TIL that the least obese country in the world is Vietnam. Its obesity rates stands at only 2.1%, which is lower than Uganda (5.3%), and significantly lower than the U.S. (41.9%)
Lk0WP TIL that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest was named in honor of Liviu Librescu, Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he is renown for his heroism during the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting.
Awrn TIL the Walton Family has donated only 2% of their income to charities. Compare this to Bill Gates at 48% and Warren Buffet at 78%.