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TIL around 25% of all mammal species are bats

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b6Y4a TIL that Americans spell judgement without the e (judgment)
8a90V TIL that despite the name, the New York Times Best Seller list does not simply compile which books have sold the most, but is a combination sales figures, other data, and internal guidelines. Exactly how the list is determined is a trade secret.
x6rw TIL There is a seriall killer that killed 110-300+ young girls. He served 14 years in prison, and is a free man to this day.
RxK1 TIL ‘Cheez-Its’ are actually not squares, they are considered rectangles. Two of the four sides are 2 millimeters longer than the others.
D1QWD TIL the word "dashboard" originated as a barrier of wood or leather fixed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect the driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" (thrown up) by the horses' hooves.