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Today I learned that Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression

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gxv7 TIL there is a 50,000 word novel that was written without using a single word containing the letter “e”
ADGkl TIL Honduran white bats (Ectophylla alba) or Caribbean white tent-making bats, create their own daytime sleeping quarters by using their teeth to cut the ribs of large leaves causing them to fold down to form a tent. They appear as white puffballs when they gather in groups.The bats mostly eat figs.
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aZLo TIL The Simpsons released an album in 1990 and the lead single “Do the Bartman” was a worldwide hit. It was co-produced by Michael Jackson, who also provided background vocals and was a huge fan of the show. Following his death FOX played the video before an episode as a tribute to Michael.