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Today i learned that bats aren't actually blind 💀

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GYlPE TIL Army ants can accidentally misinterpret the chemical trails left by other ants and start walking in circles. If too many members of the colony join in, it can kill the whole colony in what is sometimes known as the 'Death Spiral.' or 'Ant Milling.'
aNLA TIL A Vietnamese woman sat without a chair for 11 hours 51 minutes, setting the world record for longest static sit ever
neMbr TIL that 3D glasses were invented in 1838 by Charles Wheatstone.
1aGJ8 TIL of Ben L. Salomon, a dentist in the Battle of Saipan whose field hospital was overrun by the Japanese. He provided cover fire for the wounded to escape and then manned a machine gun for additional cover fire. When his body was found, 98 dead enemy soldiers were piled in front of his position.
xXQ0 TIL the company that makes counterfeit-proof money for Australia made counterfeit money for Nigeria