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TIL that ants make up 15% of all terrestrial animal biomass, and there are 10 thousand trillion ants on the planet

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b9MOE TIL that fried tarantulas are considered a regional delicacy in some parts of Cambodia.
gMjAA TIL blood type distribution varies by country, for example Albania has 10% AB+, Chile has less than 1%, most common blood worldwide is O+ but India's is B+
jN7lM TIL that eggs boiled in young boys urine is a traditional dish in a certain part of China.
yVLY8 TIL that evidence obtained by dowsers or water witches can be used in Polish courts. Source is only in polish, sorry.
XRbX TIL of the theory that in ‘Superman’ (1978), Superman doesn’t actually turn back time by litterally reversing the earth’s rotation. Instead, he himself travels to the past by flying faster than the speed of light, and the reversing earth is simply a visual metaphor for this.