Well, to make a long story short, Billy Joel is Jewish! Since Billy Joel's mother is Jewish, and in Judaism one's religion is based on one's mother's religion, then that makes him also Jewish.
Bird-eating spider redirects here. Bird-eating spider may also refer to Eastern tarantula. The Goliath birdeater spider (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass and size, but it is second to the giant huntsman spider by leg-span.
The giant huntsman spider is the largest member of the Sparassidae family, boasting a 30 centimeters (12 inches) leg-span, and 4.6 centimeters (1.8 inches) body-length. The largest known member of the Sparassidae known prior to the discovery of H. maxima was the Australian Beregama aurea (L.