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TIL that "Daddy Longlegs" insects are not actually spiders. In fact, the closest cousin they have is actually the scorpion.

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xKAB TIL That on one of Richard Branson’s last days at school, his headmaster, told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire.
JY4jk TIL of a shipwreck in the River Thames of London that is full of explosives that if detonated could cause a tsunami
d8J9Z TIL about the "Smiley Face Murders" a series of mysterious deaths that have taken place over the last 30 years across the Eastern US in which healthy college-aged males are found dead in rivers with smiley faces spray painted nearby.
4kVR5 TIL that Toto the Dog from The Wizard of Oz was replaced with a cow in it's 1903 adaption, due to the difficulty of training animals for the stage.
p8pQG TIL "In the Doldrums" refers to a place 5 degrees either side of the equator, where the lack of wind caused sailors to get stuck