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TIL humans and other primates have evolved to have special neurons that can detect snakes faster than flowers.

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a8roN TIL about 20% of all classified mammal species can fly, because there’s over 1,200 species of bats.
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e7ag TIL 666 is not the number of the beast, it’s 616 and was changed in later versions of the bible to mirror the number of Jesus, 888
1awJ8 TIL that there is a stretch of road on Route 66 that plays America the Beautiful if you drive on the rumble strips.
Y76pv TIL: That there is an area of the UK simply referred to as the "Black Country". It's said that the Black Country gained its name in the mid 19th century from the smoke from the many thousands of ironworks and forges. The term is used as a marketing tool to sell and promote the West Midlands.