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TIL that someone anonymously donated over $200 million to Berkeley for their Data Science program. It was the largest donation in the UC campus’s history.

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PKlE TIL that the reason flies are so hard to swat because they have 360 degree vision. They can detect where a hand/swatter is coming from, and position themselves to optimally fly away in the opposite direction.
J16pl TIL that rats laugh by "chirping" when playing and when tickled by humans. Rats that laugh the most also play the most and prefer to spend more time with other laughing rats.
E15DX TIL there was a massive lacrosse game between two tribes, Ojibwe vs Sauk, that was actually a ruse employed in order to capture a British fort in 1763
VM41D TIL that Queen Elizabeth II was a truck mechanic in the army
v1gjj TIL that the USA may not had To nuke Japan at WWII. They invest millions in Bat Bombs that are seriously effective but in the end they were not able to control their bat/bird bombs.