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TIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal

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j6JBa TIL Daylight Saving Time (DST) was first used in 1908 in Port Arthur, Ontario (today's Thunder Bay). While Germany and Austria were the first countries to use DST in 1916, a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years.
KgmE TIL The difference between poisonous and venomous animals; “if you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.”
8beL TIL that 93% of occupational fatalities in the US are men, a death rate roughly 11 times higher than that of women
mxRQx TIL Modern US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers typically refuel only once in their lifespan, at around the halfway mark of 25 years.
W7enB TIL there’s a historic carriage house atop a factory in Syracuse, NY. It was updated but locals didn’t like the blue color so it was painted the original shade. Now, it’s a 128 unit affordable housing development