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Til that one out of every 5 mammal species is a bat.

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MZm8 TIL that a bulbous bow allows a ship to move faster by cancelling waves with its own waves
lymK TIL that in 1893 Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced the queen to abdicate. The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union.
mxNjp TIL sunshine has a larger effect on mental health than temperature or rain.
J1MRv TIL bourbon can only be made in the US.
eo74 TIL that In New Zealand, BMW posted a newspaper advertisement that said bring in your old car and they’ll swap it for a brand new one. No one came as everyone thought this as an April fool prank but, it turns out the offer was real and a lady swapped an old Nissan Avenir for a brand new BMW.