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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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kJa7W TIL of anchorites, medieval Christian ascetics who were walled into a cell ("anchorhold") attached to a church for their entire adult lives. Through small windows, they received sustenance, disposed of waste, and provided spiritual guidance to the public.
e0QrD TIL that the Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide, a militant organisation active from 1975 to 1987, attacked Turkish representatives and interests in Europe, North America and Australia, killing more than 30 people, among them more than 10 Turkish diplomats and attachés
1v0W TIL Pan Am used to weigh its flight attendants every month and if they were too heavy they were suspended without pay until they lost a few pounds
DKOJ TIL the award winning “Aussie Shampoo”, who’s brand logo is a kangaroo, is sold in Europe, Britain and the USA but not Australia. The company is based out of Ohio.
rA8d TIL Americans have the highest rate of illegal drug consumption in the world, and the government has spent an estimated $1 Trillion over 40 years waging the war on drugs.