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TIL that spiders can fly for miles and have been found 2.5 miles above earth surface.

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pmab TIL a belief that the eye “recorded” the last image seen before death was widespread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the process of retrieving the image is called ‘Optography’.
7rjaM TIL Antiperspirant works best when applied at night, before bed. The antiperspirant compounds have time to be absorbed overnight and won't be washed away by a morning shower.
pYKZ TIL that over 1 billion years of history is missing from the geologic record in the Grand Canyon
R7V57 TIL when Rockstar first released Grand Theft Auto, they actually paid reviewers to negatively review the game in order to keep it controversial, and therefore popular. They targeted right wing news papers to ensure moral outrage and drive the game to success.
wo6l7 TIL that the United States has 44 four-star generals right now whereas in WWII there were just seven.