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TIL about 20% of all classified mammal species can fly, because there’s over 1,200 species of bats.

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va98 TIL that the artist Man Ray created an object in 1923 called Object To Be Destroyed. It survived until 1957 when a group of nihilists stole it from an exhibition and shot it. Man Ray used the resulting insurance payout to make a group of 100 replicas, called Indestructible Object.
R7Kb9 TIL that in the original book for 101 Dalmatians, Pongo's wife was not Perdita but a dog called Missis; Perdita was a stray that was rescued by Pongo's master after she ran away when her pups were sold by her cruel owners to Cruella de Vil. It's in her name; Perdita means "Lost".
loQZ1 TIL "Swiss Army" is a protected trademark owned by Victorinox and is not affiliated with the Swiss armed forces in any way, meaning that the famous Swiss Army knives are not actually issued by the Swiss military.
nWWdd TIL that women’s tears contain pheromones that lower men’s testosterone levels.
1aAdd TIL Ron Howard stated that, after the first test preview of the film Apollo 13, one of the comment cards indicated "total disdain"; the audience member had written that it was a "typical Hollywood" ending and that the crew would never have survived.