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TIL: Bats exert no energy to hang upside down, instead relying on its body weight to keep it’s talons closed.

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0wOLR TIL there is literally a language called "Karen" that is spoken by the seven million "Karen people" of Myanmar and Thailand
gDYW TIL: The phrase “Proprietary Eponym” is used to describe when a brand name becomes the commonly used term. Some examples: Coke=Soda | Kleenex=Tissue | Xerox=Copy | Rollerblades=In-Line Skates | Frisbee=Flying Disc.
YpMPG TIL The Show Tom and Jerry first aired in February of 1940 and won Seven Academy awards for Animation for its original run. Even though the original show ended in 1958, spin-offs of the beloved Cat and Mouse have continued through the present day.
bYM4 TIL purple cloth was rare in medieval Europe partially because blue and red dyes were made by separate guilds and use of another guild’s color was forbidden
J1APB TIL about The King of Intergalactic Chic, Larry LeGaspi, who designed the original KISS outfits.