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TIL that Millions of Europeans and Russians were captured as slaves by Ottoman and African Barbary pirates. The coastline from Venice to Malaga was largely depopulated.

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woKQo TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was standardized 18 years before Celsius. The world switch due to the British Empire. The United States is actually using the earlier standard.
WwYA TIL that many animals commonly thought as herbivores will occasionally eat meat.
9YY1B And everyone else.
p8pJN TIL: Contrary to myth, bats aren't blind. Research shows that depending on the circumstances, bats sometimes prefer using eyesight to sound when hunting. In fact, many bats don't echolocate at all. These species have particularly sharp vision, and can even see ultraviolet light
6w4Z TIL in Australia there is a stinging plant so painful that can drive a man to suicide.