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TIL that bats are responsible for pollinating agave plants for making tequila

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Okw4 TIL various studies have shown that coffee prevents cancer, causes cancer, makes you live longer, makes you die younger and reduces your risk of diabetes.
epNwn TIL that during Napoleon occupation of Egypt a revolt took place which the French quickly crushed. Some of the rebels took shelter in a mosque, Napoleon responded by saying that god was to late to save them. He then order his canons for fire on the mosque
ZG0Y TIL Blue’s Clues was one of the first shows to use software like Media 100, Photoshop and After Effects to do their animation, and were able to produce episodes four times faster than traditional methods as a result, surprising even Adobe themselves
OGVX6 TIL there's a town in the Netherlands called Poortugaal. About 10Km south of the center of Rotterdam, the town's flag and coat of arms are also heavily inspired by Portugal's.
eABJ TIL that Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd dusted off their Ghostbusters costumes to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film.