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TIL: Orcas Are Called Killer Whale Because They Hunt Whales

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E1le0 TIL that a secret underground vault containing the remains of about 800 toddlers was found in an abandoned Catholic maternity home for unwed pregnant women, run by Roman Catholic nuns.
kO6Wm TIL there was a vending machine in Seattle, WA, that vended random sodas, but no one knew who owned it, stocked it, or took the money, and now, it has randomly disappeared with a note indicating "Went for a walk."
KO0kB TIL an octopus named Otto caused a power outage at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany by climbing to the edge of his tank and squirting a jet of water at a 2,000-watt spotlight that was annoying him.
ka6B TIL that Christianity in its first two centuries was in some respects more progressive towards women than it is today. A number of influential women from that era have simply been forgotten from history.
OoGgg When a United Airlines flight made an emergency landing this summer due to medical situations on board, as the oxygen masks fell down, some passengers’ phone cameras went up. But psychologists say the instinct to snap a selfie in a near-death experience isn’t all narcissism—it’s also about survival and self-preservation.