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TIL There have been zero spider bite-related fatalities in Australia since 1979.

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E1WdV TIL Andy Capp had a son. I have read this comic strip for 55 years and did not know this.
kOoQe TIL that a woman refused to board a lifeboat when the Titanic was sinking as she refused to be parted from her dog. Several days later, passengers on the SS Bremen passing by the wreckage in the water, saw the body of a woman tightly holding a large shaggy dog in her arms.
1aAK4 TIL A Florida man used a cell phone jammer everyday while travelling to work because he didn't want drivers around him to be distracted on their phones. As a result, he was fined $48,000 by the FCC.
nNpW TIL a the Original Name for the Disney Show/Character “Hannah Montana” was “Alexis Texas”
LBwQ TIL there is a Republican group called “Log Cabin Republicans” who support not only strong national defense, limited government, and low taxes, but also focus heavily on pro-LGBT legislation.