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TIL that there is an International Bat Appreciation Day, which is marked every year on Apr 17th.

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EYmd TIL broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and cabbage all were created by humans from a single plant, wild kale.
1xNX TIL coming back from the moon, Apollo astronauts had to go through customs and declare moon rock as cargo.
e0gkk TIL Peri Peri originated from Africa and it was initially called Pilipili meaning "pepper" in Swahili
VMGx8 TIL about the long-distance bed pushing craze that swept across colleges, where people mounted beds on wheels and pushed them far as they could go. The farthest record holder is students from Pennsylvania's St. Vincent College who pushed a bed in laps around a shopping center for 1,980 miles in 1979
Y7Mx TIL that in 1914 Joseph Goldberger discovered the Cause of the disease Pellagra, but no one would recognize his findings.