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

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8ao1a TIL When Muhammad Ali fought in 1974, it is estimated that 1 billion people watched his fight, with the world population being 4 billion at the time, that's one quarter of humanity watching him fight.
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