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TIL Using machine learning, researchers have been able to decode what fruit bats are saying--surprisingly, they mostly argue with one another.

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p8bpb TIL that the ancient akkadians believed that the clouds were the breast of the goddess antum and rain was her breast milk.
l4xr TIL there was a US pilot of “The IT Crowd” and Moss was played by the same actor
nW8mo TIL that Ross Bagdasarian Jr., son of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Sr., revived the group after an LA DJ played a sped-up version of "Call Me" by Blondie, claiming it was a new Chipmunks single as a joke, leading to high demand for the fake single
NwdN TIL Harry S. Truman created the"Truman Committee" in 1941 to investigate war profiteers and abuse of taxpayer’s money during WWII. Until he assumed office in 1945, Truman had no idea that the money was funding a secret weapon - The Manhattan Project.
JYvpQ TIL of Tek Sing often referred to as "Titanic of the East". Happening 90 years before the Titanic went down, the Tek Sing was overloaded with cargo and also carried 1,600 emigrants, akin to the Titanic they were low on lifeboats from the start. Less than 190 people were rescued.