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Zoos and Science Museums are giving species 'Amazon Reviews' on Twitter.

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NXpwN TIL Cava is a sparkling wine uniquely from Spain the same way Champagne comes from France and Prosecco from Italy
1abQO TIL that Colonel Sanders of KFC fame wore only his trademark white suit in public for the last 20 years of his life
JYmGk TIL that 75% of new BMW owners don’t have kids in their home
4k4n5 TIL about the Spinning Mule, which revolutionised textile production. It was invented by Samuel Crompton in the 1700s. Over 5 million units were eventually produced, but Crompton received no money because he couldn’t afford to patent his own invention.
N7y86 TIL that a European fungus, accidentally spread to North America in 2006, has caused Bat populations across the US and Canada to plummet by over 90%. Formerly very common bat species now face extinction, having already almost entirely disappeared over the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada