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TIL that spiders can fly through still air for miles using earth's electric fields. The process is initiated by "Trichobothria", a particular kind of hair growing amidst many others on spider's bodies.

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XEaek TIL Ireland's state broadcaster's flagship news, the Six One, airs at 6.01pm, rather than the top of the hour. The preceding minute is taken up by some Catholic bell ringing or something.
QJDbp TIL that people used to make clothes from asbestos. These garments were fireproof and people cleaned them by burning off the stains.
Odge TIL of Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
GvDG TIL the actor who played the dying Maurice Fisher in Inception, Pete Postlethwaite, was really dying of cancer. He died 5 months after the film’s release.
W7YA8 TIL After the assassinations of his brothers President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy; Senator Ted Kennedy lived the rest of his life in fear of being assassinated as well and would jump at loud noises and dive for cover at the sound of a car backfiring.