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

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x4E1 TIL there is an native american people who developed a tradition of long-distance running up to 200 miles (320 km) in one session.
epeBk TIL that in World War 1, the American Expeditionary Forces attempted to enforce Jim Crow laws on the French to regulate the treatment of Black soldiers and officers. This was done because they were worried that these individuals were being treated with excessive familiarity and indulgence.
oBdjA TIL that the middle out compresion algorithm in the HBO series Silicon Valley is a real thing and is used by Dropbox's Lepton compression algorithm.
QKoE TIL that Johnny Cash’s truck caused a massive forest fire that nearly wiped out an endangered species of condor. Upon being sued by the U.S. national government, Cash proclaimed: “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”
oROVY TIL: Canada has a higher percentage of truck ownership than the US