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TIL nearly ¼ of all mammal species are bats.

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BgQwx TIL researchers evaluated the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees and found it to be surprisingly effective at destroying certain types of cancer cells, including those in some subtypes of breast cancer.
ADmL7 TIL that you should wait 72 hours after it rains to swim in the ocean. Storm runoff that empties into the ocean carries increased levels of contaminants, like bacteria, fertilizers, and sewage. Swimming in the ocean too soon can increase your risk of various infections.
oB5OL TIL that about 40 of the 200 squirrels in Charlie and the chocolate factory are real, trained squirrels.
MeZ90 TIL that California is named after a fictitious island described in a series of 16th century Spanish romance novels. The island was described as being inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor and fought alongside Muslims
xVOBB TIL that not only were famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker Confederates but they were also slaveholders and particularly vicious ones with one person stating that a slave purchased from the Bunkers was ‘the worst whipped’ he’d ever seen.