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TIL that fishermen use kites and spiders' webs to catch needlefish (Solomon Islands)

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694bX TIL that when the "haunted" Capitol Hill soda machine disappeared, a note was left that it "went for a walk"
R7bE6 TIL in England and Wales, deaths caused by willingly taking "unreasonable" risks aren't called accidents, they're called "misadventures."
mxvYY TIL the Dark Ages may have literally been dark because of debris from a comet filling the atmosphere
5Zrr TIL of the one-electron universe postulate, proposed by theoretical physicist John Wheeler. Its hypothesis is that there is only one electron in existence that is constantly moving throughout time
OGr4 TIL in 1985 Jeff Goddard, a Domino’s Pizza franchisee, invented the Spoodle, a combination spoon/ladle that allowed him to win the World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competition. They are now in use throughout the food service industry