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TIL that roughly 2200 people are bitten by Black Widow spiders in the US each year. Zero of these recorded bites in the last century have resulted in fatalities.

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p8dWb TIL despite being a self-made billionaire with several successful businesses, Richard Branson didn’t know the difference between gross profit and net profit until well into his 50’s, asking his board “Are these numbers good or bad?”
b69M4 TIL that from 1995 to 2015, Walt Disney World had its own NASCAR speedway. Even better, it was nicknamed, "the Mickyard", after Mickey Mouse and the nickname for Indianapolis Intl. Speedway, "the Brickyard".
41PX TIL PhotoDNA, Microsoft software, can automatically identify an image as child porn. Over 70 companies are using it to detect these illegal images and aid law enforcement around the world.
8epLa TIL that of the two 1988 films starring Tom Cruise, one of them (Rain Man) won the Oscar for Best Picture, while the other (Cocktail) won the Razzie for Worst Picture. Cruise remains the only actor to achieve both distinctions in the same year.
4kD4R TIL Hugo Junkers, the founder of Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works that manufactured many of Germany's WWII bombers, opposed German re-armament. The Nazis seized his patents and company, threatened him with treason, and placed him under house arrest.