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TIL some spiders have natural metals built into their fangs. And one, the wandering spider, has fangtips that are almost entirely metal.

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QBBX TIL that when Apple was buying land in NC for their data center, a couple refused to let them buy their 1 acre plot of land. Apple continued to give offers and, after the couple rejected them all, they asked them to set their own price. Apple then ended up paying $1.7 million for one acre of land.
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