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TIL Spiderwebs use static electricity to reach out and catch insects that fly too close to them

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MjV8 TIL of St Oran, a druid who was buried alive. When dug up later, he declared there was neither heaven nor hell in the afterlife, so he was buried again.
xA41 TIL human life expectancy has increased more in the last 50 years than in the previous 200,000 years of human existence.
jNW7Q TIL James Bond was based off a real spy. Sidney Reilly, born Salomon Rosenblum to Ukrainian Jews, spied for at least 4 different countries and is still considered the 'Superspy'.
xVAMw TIL Why soap is so effective against viruses
m7Zy TIL If the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon NASA had a plan to sever communication (Nixon had a prewritten speech)