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TIL that in an ‘unfortunate evolutionary coincidence’ the δ-hexatoxins in Sydney Funnel-web spider venom are exceptionally dangerous to humans. A bite can kill a human in as little as 15 minutes.

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KOYLQ TIL that between 1990 and 2005, China’s fight against poverty accounted for more than three-quarters of global poverty reduction and helped the world reached the UN millennium development goal of halving extreme poverty.
PZDL TIL German was the second largest spoken language in the U.S. before it was forcibly oppressed during the First World War. Americans with German ancestry, are still the single largest ethnic group in the U.S.
m1vOO TIL that the Gummy Bear originated in Germany, where it was created by Hans Riegel, who started the Haribo Company in 1920. In 1922, Riegel invented the Dancing Bear gummy, inspired by bears seen at street markets in Europe. The Gold Bear product, the current gummy standard, was created in 1967.
MewAB TIL the Greek question mark is nearly identical to the semicolon, to the point that its Unicode representation is, in practice, equivalent
b606p TIL the Tenerife airport disaster was caused by the pilot taking off without permission. Because of the disaster, the pilot is less regarded in aviation as infallible.