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TIL that there are two libraries in Portugal that use resident bat colonies to protect the books from insects.

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oRm1K TIl that what we currently know as the dollar sign ($) was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos", the currency used in several former Spanish colonies. The dollar originated from the peso, or "Spanish dollar", in the 18th century.
0wKO5 TIL The Bellagio fountain loses almost 12m gallons of water per year averaging out to 33,000 gal per day
7rYb TIL that even wine experts can’t distinguish red wine from white wine on taste alone
Q65E TIL You don’t see white dog poop anymore due to the reduction of bone meal in dog foods; the calcium in bone meal is what turned the poop white.
awNA0 TIL: starter dough or "mother dough" is a real thing.