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TIL - Orcas Teach and Imitate Each Others’ Behaviors. Including Wearing Fish Hats. Fish. As hats.

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rNO14 TIL One of the oldest cases of environmental law is the English land dispute Aldred's Case from 1610. William Aldred claimed that Thomas Benton had built a pigsty too close to his house. The courts ruled that the pigsty deprived Aldred of his property and personal dignity.
OoZLa TIL That David Bowie Was Bisexual And Slept With Plenty Of Men, One Of Which Was Mick Jagger
W7EYo TIL: To this very day there is a 'cargo cult' on Tanna island in the Republic of Vanuatu that believes that an American named John Frum will return one day and reward the faithful with prosperity and riches.
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7rrKP TIL of Prison View, a public golf course located inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).