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

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exr6 TIL The Six Californias Initiative seeks to divide California into six states. If it qualifies for the ballot and is approved by the state’s voters in November, the US Congress will officially divide California into six separate states.
v1YP7 TIL a bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper
Boky TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering ‘financial compensation’ to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
M75VA TIL about "Mefo bills" - used by the Nazi government to both finance and hide German rearmament - by creating a fake company which paid for arms projects not with actual money or debt, but debt bills secretly backed by the German central bank.
8d9P TIL in 1997 when Ellen’s infamous “coming out” episode aired on her sitcom, many high-profile advertisers pulled out from the show (including Wendy’s, permanently) and ABC added a “parental advisory” to all episodes aired thereafter