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TIL flying squirrels glow pink under UV light and scientists aren't sure why

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gMVmW TIL In the early comics, Aquaman went to college to learn about fish, where he gives himself the clever alias "Mr. waterman" only to out himself as Aquaman to the swim coach.
8adw4 TIL Despite being one of the wealthiest, healthiest & an extremely Developed Nation, Singapore has won only 5 medals in its entire Olympic history of over 7 decades. The island state has a population of over 5 million.
LYkm TIL Black Americans serving in WWII under the French were treated with respect. However it concerned the US military so much it led to a directive stating: They MUST NOT eat with them, seek to talk, meet with, nor should they commend the black troops, particularly in the presence of white Americans.
Y10d TIL that there has never been a fatal attack on a human by killer whales in the wild. However there have been multiple deaths caused by the animals in captivity.
9YoEG TIL that in 1997 a person consumed 2-4 L of soda for a month leading to too much bromine (from brominated vegetable oil) which required dialysis to remove.