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TIL that whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor, and the songs help to monitor earthquakes.

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W71kB TIL that "Aladdin" was rejected as an entry for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, due to the sheer amount of dialogue Robin Williams improvised.
grwND TIL that personal ovens were generally outlawed in medieval France, and commoners were compelled to use communal ovens, for a fee, to bake things like bread.
RkL9 TIL a small amount of alcohol (up to 1.5 oz of 90 proof) has been shown to improve pronunciation of second languages even while decreasing digit and symbol proficiency.
rRwOo TIL that croissants are not a French pastry but an Austrian one. They were originally created in Vienna to celebrated the Christian’s defeat of the Ottoman army in 1683.
PY1XG TIL Vulture population has decreased by 99%+ in India because Diclofenac/Voltaren, commonly used to treat cattle, is lethal to them.