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TIL Megabats have a wingspan of up to 5 feet (1.5 meters)

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Wg7B TIL Scientists in the South Pole have a tradition of sitting in a sauna and then running outside naked to the ceremonial pole and back. They can go from a 200° F sauna to -100° F outside. They have to do it fast enough before frostbite on essential reproductory equipment. Not all are successful.
N778M TIL the grandson of the inventor of Spam is a well known session guitarist who played on Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. His name is Smokey Hormel.
lNeA TIL George Lucas gave Mel Brooks his blessing to make Spaceballs on the condition that no action figures be made, as they could be confused with actual Star Wars toys.
NXMAN TIL Alberta, Canada is one of only 3 places on Earth considered rat-free. There is no resident population of rats.
gMk5y TIL that in Tang Dynasty China (600s-900s AD), women wearing men's clothing was a fashion trend. Normally a taboo in China, it was made acceptable by the Li Clan's (the Imperial Family's) women- notably Princess Pingyang- who actually commanded armies during the Dynasty's foundational wars.