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TIL that both the lethality of black widow spider bites and the frequency of their post-mating cannibalism are both very low

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PYyBJ TIL that the Oneida silverware company was started as a free love community where monogamous marriage was frowned upon and even restricted. Lovers could only spend a couple hours together so as not to form special bonds.
e0EO5 TIL, A man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide with a gun to his head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other damage.
yXNa TIL that when a bald eagle loses a feather, it will automatically shed the same feather on it’s other side to maintain balance.
grA58 TIL there were 3 fatal mountain lion attacks in cali between 1994 and 2004
Y7JMA TIL that Lake Kariba, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is the world's largest artificial lake by volume. It contains 43 cubic miles of water and has a surface area of 2,150 square miles