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TIL Voyager 2 was launched before Voyager 1 because it was supposed to reach Jupiter after Voyager 1

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x6Xao TIL in the movie Arachnophobia, the largest spider was a bird-eating spider they named Big Bob, after Robert Zemekis. Big Bob was adopted by a crew member named Jamie Hyneman, who went on to host Mythbusters. The little ones were controlled using a hairdryer and lemon pledge spray.
kJ5md TIL In-N-Out Burger will open one day pop up stands in countries where they don't plan to open a permanent location solely to obtain copyright there. They've done this multiple times in Australia where guests can wait hours and burgers can sell out in 30 minutes.
1aQlX TIL that Dundee United, a football club in Scotland, has played Barcelona four times and has won all for games, meaning that Dundee United has a 100% win ratio over the legendary football club of Barcelona!
bD1N TIL a man has invented a machine to convert plastic back into oil
6EEVw TIL Muon Tomography used to find a new chamber in the Gaza Pyramid was also used by Toshiba and the US Los Alamos Nat. Lab. to assess the situation inside the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi