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TIL that bats are not blind at all and in fact have eyesight keener than that of most humans

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eprbE TIL that during the Vietnam war, Susan Schnall and her husband both military personnel stole an airplane to drop anti-war leaflets on multiple bases and an aircraft carrier.
NNdP TIL China has banned ‘seductive’ banana-eating while live-streaming to clamp down on inappropriate and erotic online content
YRL7 TIL that the dolphin that played Flipper on the TV show committed suicide by refusing to breathe
D1VY TIL that the number of seconds a four year old is able to resist eating a marshmallow is a reliable predictor of their later academic and job performance. Those who resist the longest tend to have the highest GPAs and SAT scores, get into the best colleges, and have the best job outlooks.
b6XB9 TIL that 3 sailors who died in Pearl Harbor have incorrect dates written on their gravestones. They were trapped underwater in the West Virginia battleship for 16 days after the bombing; it was largely kept a secret and most of their family members died without ever knowing the truth.