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

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BGVd TIL A man named Henry Magee killed a cop who was executing a no knock warrant in Texas. Ultimately, he was not charged (with killing the cop) because he thought someone was breaking into his home. In Texas, you can use deadly force to defend self and property.
eGx4 TIL: Centipedes don’t have sex. Instead they leave packets of their sperm, called spermatophore, around for females to find.
O0n6 TIL British Members of Parliament are not allowed to resign, so they have to be appointed to a fictitious job “Steward of Northstead” which disqualifies them from being an MP
LQkEV TIL McDonald's mascot Ronald McDonald is known as "Donald McDonald" in Japan due to the Japanese language lacking a proper "R" sound
Va00 TIL that on 9 Nov 1979, NORAD thought the USSR had launched 2,200 nukes at the US and everyone was about to die