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TIL a NASA-funded research project led to a dolphin being given LSD, and sexual encounters between the dolphin and the scientist

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78LNx TIL of the Portsmouth Sinfonia, an orchestra which was founded as an piece of comedic performance art, and so was open to anyone, regardless of musical training or proficency in their chosen instrument. They achieved a level of fame in the 1970s due to their recordings of popular classics.
GYyZj TIL two countries, Iceland and Norway, generate all their electricity using renewable energy
1aZaX TIL Dutch female resistance girls executed Nazis after seducing them in bars
y4pM TIL Phantom of the Opera is the top-grossing piece of entertainment of all time. It has earned $5.6 billion during it’s 10,000+ performance run.
yQR8a TIL that the Moon has a crust, mantle, and core, experiences "moonquakes," and once had active volcanoes