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TIL Bats represent 20% of all mammals

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6kKY TIL Rodney Mullen is considered the “Godfather” of modern street skating. He’s credited with inventing 37 tricks including the flatground ollie, the Kickflip, the Heelflip, and the 360 flip.
j6PVn TIL Gerry Rafferty, famous for the song Baker Street and stuck in the middle with you with Steelers Wheel, was once in a folk-pop duo with famous Scottish comedian Billy Connolly .
XEA5E TIL that Comic Sans, a font widely regarded as silly and unprofessional, is one of the easiest fonts for dyslexic people to read
yQj9v TIL alphabetical order was introduced in the 3rd century BC by Zenodotus, who also happened to be the first librarian at the Great Library of Alexandria.
6EaDX TIL that a man sued Warner Bros after he was injured while fainting during a screening of The Exorcist. He claimed that the film contained subliminal messages that caused his fainting spell. When he lost consciousness, his face hit one of the seats, breaking his jaw. They settled out of court.