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TIL That Many State Prisons in the South (especially Texas) do not have air conditioning.

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0reA TIL nearly ¼ of all mammal species are bats.
AN6Zn TIL In the 17th-18th century, people believed that tomatoes were poisonous and only used them for decoration until they were finally accepted as food.
4kBdg TIL in February 1941, James O. Richardson was fired after pleading with FDR about his poor decision to centralize the Naval fleet at Pearl Harbor and warning of the risks. Unfortunately, his warning was proven right on December 7th when the Japanese attacked and sunk the fleet.
MeoYV TIL that until 1902 the Okapi was thought to be a mythical creature, even being called the "African unicorn".
XEKOR TIL of the Dragon's Jaw Bridge, which became a symbol of resistance and legend of invincibility during the Vietnam War, being bombed by US forces 873 times and directly hit by hundreds of bombs and missiles in a span of seven years before finally being destroyed in 1972.