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TIL that the islands of Hawaii have no native mammals except for one species of bat

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R5gE8 TIL that the longest bridge in Europe is called the Vasco da Gama Bridge and is 12km or 7.6 miles long.
5ZMP TIL Elvis once handed Alice Cooper one of his guns and asked him to point it at him to show off his karate skills. Cooper later said that he genuinely wanted to pull the trigger to do something legendary with his life, but Elvis knocked the gun out of his hand and pinned him before he could fire.
075j TIL the European Assoc. of Urology developed an Erection Hardness Score (EHS) to quantify the level of erection hardness on a scale of one to four. As described by one researcher: Level 1 is like tofu; Level 2 is like a peeled banana; Level 3 is like an unpeeled banana; Level 4 is like a cucumber.
W7Y7A TIL in 1858 a brawl in Congress that had erupted over slavery ended in laughter when a representative put their wig on backwards
KYLma TIL in the town of Kurri Kurri Australia they have an annual festival for mullets. Mulletfest is an event that honours the best Mullet cuts in various styles and categories, including 'everyday', 'grubby', 'ranga' (red hair), 'vintage', 'extreme', 'international' and 'junior'.