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TIL that a Wholphin named Kekaimalu is an extremely rare false killer whale and common bottlenose dolphin hybrid that's able to have offsprings.

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KOxgJ TIL Until the late 1970s, 80s, classical music received almost as much coverage as professional sports. Leonard Bernstein's 1943 concert was broadcast live on radio to millions of listeners, and was reviewed on the front page of the New York Times
MeEYa TIL NASA as a practical joke played Hello Dolly to wake the Gemini 6 crew in 1965. The astronauts loved it and a tradition was born. Until 2011, families were allowed to choose a favorite song to wake up their loved one in space.
Me1OV TIL of the Gag Law, passed in Puerto Rico on 1948. The act made it a crime to own a Puerto Rican flag, to sing a patriotic tune, to speak or write of independence, or to meet with anyone in favor of Puertorican independence. Signed into law on by Jesús T. Piñero, the United States-appointed governor
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