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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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KgY4 TIL: That Charles R Drew,The first African American to graduate Columbia medical school and a key scientist in the creation of the blood bank, Lost his job because he refused to segregate blood by the race of the donor
vjwx TIL that in 1972, NASA had a highly successful rocket that qualified for a manned Mars mission. It was canceled.
epN54 TIL that the famous American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman was called "Cump" by his friends and family
6ENo8 TIL a recent study showed that subjects preferred to give themselves electric shocks rather than occupy themselves with their own thoughts for 15 minutes. Most people seem to prefer to be doing something rather than nothing, even if that something is negative
O8L7 TIL Channel 4 carried out investigative journalism in several UK mosque and uncovered that most have regular lectures condoning violence, raping children and alienation. Islamic organization’s response was that it was racist for broadcasters to film them.