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TIL about Flying Primate Theory. Due to the unique neurological pathways leading from the eyes to the brain, some scientists believe that flying fox bats are more closely related to primates

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mm9M TIL that in 1860, futurologists predicted that NYC would not exist in 100 years because the present growth rate indicated 6 million people, and they would need 6 million horses, and they could not handle that amount of manure.
dDvO9 TIL that Wales is one unit anomalously divided Into "North Wales" and "South Wales", while it 'should' be "Northern Wales" and "Southern Wales"
OoXG7 TIL Glaucoma and cataracts are more prevalent in people who suffer from diabetes. Cataracts are gradual and painless and are manifested by a loss of transparency; glaucoma, on the other hand, can be either quick and painful or slow and subtle
xy61 TIL that there is a rather large population of Bull Sharks living in a river… yes, in Australia.
XE5Qj TIL that Orville Wright, of The Wright Brothers fame, met Chuck Yeager in 1945 and was still alive when Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947