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TIL that some spiders are considered a constitution of our atmosphere

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GeD4 TIL that 2 towns in Greece have a firework war every year shooting thousands of rockets at each other. The objective hit the church bell of the opposing town.
BrVMd TIL S. E. Hinton, the writer of the Novel, The Outsiders, was 15 when she started writing the book, 16 when she finished most of it and 18 when it was published.
BeOD TIL That the descendants of Samurai are over represented at the the top of Japanese society, despite not being nobility for over 140 years.
Vg8G TIL The US Military Conducted the Largest War Game in History, Lost, and Artificially Changed the Results to Victory.
e0RlL TIL in Monty Python and the Holy Grail the actors mimed riding horses because the small production budget didn't allow for real horses to be used.