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TIL nearly ¼ of all mammal species are bats.

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E1PV0 TIL 95% of Serotonin in the human body is located in the gut
b9Q4a TIL lungs are the only organ that can float in water
ANbQ7 TIL about Unsinkable Sam - the cat that survived three different ships sinking
J1J1j TIL in 1958, King Saud of Saudi Arabia plotted to assassinate Egyptian President Nasser by shooting down his flight to Cairo. When Nasser made his speech, he waved the cheque used to pay for his assassination to the crowd
7rvYx TIL The 737 airliner used to have a switch to easily disable a runaway autopilot. The 737 MAX replaced this switch with one that was useless because it wired the pilot's control into the same switch.