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TIL that all bats are either "microbats" or "megabats".
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TIL the CIA website has a Kids’ Zone where kids can play spy based games including an aerial analysis game.
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TIL that astronauts swallow their toothpaste after brushing, as spitting is not possible because of its weightlessness.
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TIL about Seretse Khama, a Botswana monarch who was exiled after marrying a white woman. After his return as a private citizen, he started an independence movement, became a president and led Botswana to prosperity.
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TIL that DARPA has created a drug that eliminates sleepiness. When tested on monkeys with sleep deprivation, the drug made them cognitively alert as well-rested monkeys. With no apparent side affects.
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TIL A Jewish lawyer called Hans Litten put rising politician Adolf Hitler in the witness box and cross-examined him for 3 hours. Litten was later arrested when the Nazis came into power and was brutally tortured for 5 years until he committed suicide.