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TIL: The US created a bomb containing hibernating bats with a timed incendiary device. Launched at dawn the bats would inhabit nearby attics up to a 40 mile radius setting fire to enemy territory. They named it the Bat Bomb.

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xVA9B TIL that the 365-day calendar we use today was invented by the ancient Egyptians.
Gdx4 TIL Reykjavik’s City Council decided to turn off city lights in order to allow residents to enjoy a fantastic Northern Lights display without artificial light pollution.
R7LM4 TIL of the Sewee, a Native American tribe who in 1670 decided to build a navy and sail en masse to England. Their canoes were swamped and survivors sold to slavery in the West Indies, wiping out the tribe.
Z8MXG TIL Australian child murderer, psychopath & pedophile Nicole Louise Pearce (born Paul Luckman) underwent gender-reassignment at state expense while incarcerated, was paroled in 1999 against the advice of majority professional opinion and repeatedly relocated to within close proximity of children
86e4 TIL Jewish law not only permits, but in some circumstances requires abortion. Where the mother’s life is in jeopardy because of the unborn child, abortion is mandatory.