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Today I learned that the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny and can fit on the end of your finger.

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kOled TIL of Bloodbath of B-R5RB, a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 that involved 7,548 player characters and lasted for 21 hours resulting in losses of approximate real-currency value of $300,000 USD
NNXE TIL that Niel Armstrong and his crew had to clear customs/immigration after returning from the moon. They declared moon rock and dust.
DQVlV TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a horde of bunnies. In 1807, during a hunt, his chief of staff released thousands of rabbits for the hunt, but the rabbits instead charged at Napoleon and his party, overwhelming them.
D1VKP TIL the character of Oliver in novel and movie Love Story, is partly based on Tommy Lee Jones who author Erich Segal met at Harvard. Jones plays one of Oliver's roommates in the 1970 film
oAxE TIL that Hugh Thompson, Jr. saw US soldiers murdering entire villages of unarmed civilians. He landed his helicopter and stood between the murders and the civilians. His actions are what stopped the massacre at My Lai.