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TIL that there is a cave in Mexico that is home to hundreds of blind and deaf snakes that hang from the ceiling to hunt bats

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Z8E8v TIL that the US signed the independence treaty for the Philippines on the 4th of July, giving them both the same "Independence Day" until 1962.
nepG9 TIL 1938 film 'The Terror of Tiny Town' is the world's only musical Western with an all Dwarf cast. Producer Jed Buell was inspired after overhearing an employee remark "If this economic dive keeps going, we'll be using midgets as actors".
9wOy6 TIL is is estimated that medical errors is the 3rd leading cause of U.S deaths, causing up to 250k deaths yearly
rNdL0 TIL: The largest group of remaining Aramaic speakers (the language spoken by Jesus) are in Turlock, California
nrRY TIL that in 2011 only 4 hate crimes were comitted against atheists in the united states, lower than any other hate crime motivated by religious bias and none of them were comitted against people