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TIL spiders can fly hundreds of miles using the Earth’s electrical field to launch themselves

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Gn0N TIL claw machines are pre-programmed with a payout rate, only allowing users to win every so often. This has led to an ongoing dispute about the status of the machines as gambling devices.
awEOL TIL about the Mandaeans, and ethno-religious group native to southern Mesopotamia. They were likely the first to practice baptism, and are the only surviving Gnostics from antiquity.
aApM TIL the female equivalent of ‘morning wood’ is 'morning dew’.
DQ7Eg TIL A khanate is a region or place ruled by a khan, who is a tribal leader with the support and loyalty of his warrior subjects. A khaganate is a large nomadic state comprising of several khanates, ruled by a khagan, who is a higher-ranking title than a khan.
YpKl7 TIL the Cookie Monster has a real name. It`s Sid.