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TIL all the spiders on Earth weigh more than all the aircraft carriers

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m1V5E TIL that Limpets, the little conical sea snails found all over the world, develop "Homescars", their favorite places to sit on rocks, which is a little depression etched out of the surface of the solid rock from them frequenting that location.
pYY1e TIL Celine Dion once said she got along more with older children and adults while as a child, preferring to not go to school due to being bullied; her brother would eventually introduce 12-year-old Celine to 38-year-old Rene, who would be her career manager and eventual husband.
ZQpD TIL that lightning can cause red, jellyfish-shaped flashes as big as 48 by 48 km to appear above thunderclouds. These are called sprites (air spirits), after their elusiveness, and are actually clusters of balls of plasma.
5Vrln TIL scientists found that playing music at cheese while it ferments drastically changes its flavor profile as bacteria react to music: "the cheese that was played hip-hop had 'a discernibly stronger smell and stronger, fruitier taste'"
69MxX TIL after his journey from Japan in 1614, English sailor John Saris returned home with 'Japanese erotic art'. The incident ended his career as a merchant.