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TIL that without bats there would be no tequila. It’s made from the agave plant, which is pollinated by bats.

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1468 TIL “the origin of the phrase ‘a taste of your own medicine’ comes from Aesop’s famous story about a swindler who sells fake medicine, claiming that it can cure anything. When he falls ill, people give him his own medicine, which he knows will not work.”
Me4Ma TIL that owls are associated with knowledge in Western tradition because they are the companion animal of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, in Greek mythology. However, the origins of this relationship are largely unknown.
kObZ1 TIL there is a physiological difference in the way Men ad Women see colors — attributed to evolutionary adaptations.
74XL TIL all of the filming for the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy (aside from a few pick-ups) was completed before the release of Fellowship
x67j0 TIL the first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. The students at Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend in 1847, so they decided to accept her. She graduated in 1849, started own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.