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TIL; there have been no recorded deaths from spider bites in Australia since 1979

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RwWl TIL The most complex character in the Chinese language takes 57 strokes to write. It is a noodle dish.
VvLD TIL in 1996, a small town in Utah mistakenly booked Rage Against the Machine at a venue for tractor and monster truck shows. The locals panicked and businesses boarded up thinking the band’s followers would riot and vandalize everything.
8pDP TIL a duel between three people is called a truel
6o9Q TIL Stephen Fry spent time in prison for credit card fraud
94xr TIL that humans use to run their prey to death, called persistence hunting.