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TIL Bats are not even remotely related to rodents, but are instead closer related to primates and lemurs

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DNLV TIL that IBM leased punchcard machines for high fees to the Nazis that allowed them to catalog and identify the Jewish population via censuses, registrations, and ancestral tracing
VMx4B TIL that the English phrase "Don't mention the war" has been officially entered in the Dutch dictionary, called the Van Dale, because it is a common saying in the Dutch language.
pYZJe TIL Morphine is named after Morpheus, the Greek god associated with sleep, dreams and nightmares
4XaBa TIL in 2009, Dame Vera Lynn reached the top of the UK album charts with ‘We'll Meet Again’, a compilation to coincide with the 70-year anniversary of the declaration of World War II. This meant that the 92-year-old was the oldest living artist to make it to number one in UK chart history
rRVQo TIL: Centuries Before Gotham's Hero, A Batman God Roamed The Mayan Underworld