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TIL that the number of stars on Lewis Hamiltons helmets from 2015 onwards represent the number of championships he's won

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NX8e1 TIL Bats live upto 40 years of age. When adjusted for size only 19 species of mammals live longer than humans. 18 of these species are bats.
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