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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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nWyWo TIL there’s an energy drink called “Cocaine”, released in 2006 and banned 6 months later. Online sales of Cocaine then quadrupled. Redux Beverages rebranded “Cocaine” to “No Name” to get around a temporary ban. The name was changed back in February of 2008, and Cocaine can be bought today online.
XEyR6 TIL The so-called "Dancing Doctor", who filmed "instructional" music videos during surgery had her license suspended for 2 1/2 years in 2018 after several patients were severely scarred (one was brain damaged) and it was discovered that she was a dermatologist and not a board certified surgeon.
b9ZaE TIL Castle Stairs always go clockwise (bottom to top) to give the owner an advantage in a sword fight
YW17 TIL that Jodie Foster was so fluent in French that she dubbed her own movies
NXDb TIL that a man mistakenly identified as a rapist served nearly 11 years in prison before the truth came out, and now spends his time travelling with the victim to promote awareness of false eyewitness testimony