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TIL that a group of sloths is called a ‘bed’ of sloths.

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GYXbN TIL the likely record for fastest manmade object is a manhole cover launched by a nuclear bomb. A high-speed camera recording the lid only caught one frame of it moving meaning it was traveling over 125,000 miles per hour
dV5B TIL that Iran has banned the mullet haircut to “confront the cultural assault by the West”.
E6yx TIL Michael J. Fox negotiated the deal for Family Ties from a phone booth because he didn’t have a phone at home. He was told the network would need to call, and he said he was only home between the hours of four and five. He waited for the call, and fortunately he was there to answer it
6xo7 TIL that without bats there would be no tequila. It’s made from the agave plant, which is pollinated by bats.
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