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TIL the spade-toothed whale, the rarest species of beaked whale, was only known from skull remains until two individuals were beached in New Zealand in 2012. It has never been seen alive.

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bYY0 TIL in 2002, Santa Claus topped the Forbes Fictional 15 list with an estimated net worth of $∞.
5Vr6Q TIL about ‘play sneezing’, a behavior exhibited by dogs to signal that their behavior is playful and that they’re enjoying themselves.
6EmOW TIL that after Napoleon defeat 1815 his only son Napoleon II was brought to Vienna where he was held as virtual prisoner until he died young in 1832. His remains were returned to Paris by Adolf Hitler 1940
7rxrp TIL a magnet powerful enough to lift an aircraft carrier is in the ITER fusion reactor core
VMmGZ TIL in 2015 due to soaring demand for beheadings, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advertised for 8 new executioners. A low end civil service job, the main duties are, "executing a judgement of death" and amputations.