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Today I Learned that the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat

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9wPvD TIL about Thomas Crapper, a late 19th century inventor and plumber who created a huge line of flush toilets and the ballcock of a toilet which is used in toilets today
BrZgb TIL "Urgent Call for Unity" was an appeal to defeat the Nazis. It was signed by German scientists, authors and artists in advance of the German federal election in 1932. The appeal was unsuccessful, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor, and the Nazis were able to consolidate power.
Oo6WX TIL American founding father George Wythe was poisoned by his great-nephew, George Sweeney. Even though Wythes black housekeeper provided evidence against Sweeney, it was thrown out in court because a black person could not legally testify against a white person, and Sweeney went free.
ne9M9 TIL General anesthesia is not simply a deep sleep. EEG (electroencephalography) readings, show that even the deepest sleep is not as deep as the lightest general anesthesia. General anesthesia EEG patterns are most similar to a comatose brain. General anesthesia is essentially a “reversible coma.”
D1gbg TIL Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, attempted to gain US visas for his family but only received one for himself that was cancelled when Germany declared war on the USA. His entire family later died during the holocaust.