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

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rNKb1 TIL that spanking children is illegal in over 60 countries. Notably absent is the USA
1G5X TIL Japan has as few as two gun-related homicides a year.
AD9Dn TIL that bathroom hand dryers suck fecal bacteria from the room and sprays it directly on your hands.
5xmR TIL, in 1981, a man who had been bullying residents of a small Missouri town was murdered in broad daylight when 46 townspeople rose up against him, in an act of vigilante justice. No charges were ever filed despite their being 30 - 40 witness to the shooting.
GYvR1 TIL Asia's richest person, Mukesh Ambani ($60.8 billion net worth), lives in a $1 billion home dubbed "Antilla" located in Mumbai, India. The 27-story home boasts a whopping 400,000 square feet of living space and has a staff of 600