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TIL that bats are not actually blind, but only use echolocation at night because it’s too dark to see. In fact, some bigger bats can see three times better than humans.

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oaER TIL that Coors Beer was not available east of the Mississippi until the 1980s. Its rarity made the beer coveted elsewhere; travelers often took cases when leaving the western US. The film ‘Smokey and the Bandit’, about smuggling Coors, added to the beer’s mystique.
VMjMD TIL: Warfarin was initially used as a rat poison, until a failed suicide attempt demonstrated its safety in humans.
dDK1j TIL When Ashlee Simpson got caught lip-syncing on SNL, she did an impromptu hoedown
5w7R TIL - The name of Yoda’s race & home world are never mentioned in any film, book, or media. He is officially said to be of a “species unknown”.
bjp4 TIL Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars when she found out he was drinking and driving