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TIL Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year

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LXLm TIL, that in December 2011, a US court ruled rape an occupational hazard in the US armed force.
6EenW TIL that in Germany there's a festival without bands. There even is stage, but no one is performing. The idea is to enjoy the atmosphere of a festival without the pressure of having to see all the bands you payed for.
Y7vDB TIL in 1967 at the outbreak of the Six Day War the Suez Canal was shut down stranding fifteen ships, anchored together the crews formed a yachting club, held lifeboat races, and produced their own postage stamps — the ships would remain there until 1974
wXjJ TIL of Turtle Ships, 15th century armored warships that were essentially fire-breathing sea tanks of their day.
WkXbL TIL A Florida man is suing claiming that the X-Men cartoon’s theme song was ripped off from the theme of a 1980s Hungarian TV series he wrote.