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TIL The K-25 Plant Cost 8.6 Billion Adjusted for Inflation

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ZpMGp TIL of the museum infested with the Chilean Recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta), widely considered to be the most venomous of its kind. The museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, is located in Helsinki & no one is sure how the spider, native to South & Central America, came into the museum.
e0vlk TIL time zones were largely created due to the rapid expansion of railroads needing a more accurate way to plan train schedules. Before, each town utilized their own local time based on the sun's position.
1Lrr TIL The most eaten fruit of the world is not an Apple nor a Banana, in fact, the most eaten fruit in the world is the Mango. It outsells Apples by 10 to 1, and Bananas by 3 to 1.
69P5Z TIL The "Burly Brawl" fight sequence in The Matrix Reloaded cost $40 million
0ENp TIL Supposedly haunted locations share a similar low-frequency sound that can cause fear and panic in humans