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TIL Cola and beer is really common in Germany, its called "diesel"

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bxM9 TIL at a Marine Mammal Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in garbage that fell into the tanks in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it.
v1kYR TIL Yellow Watermelons exist, and were cultivated before red Watermelon we're all familiar with. They're said to have a "honey like" flavor.
7rMVb TIL rain and moisture from the Indian Ocean doesn't make it past the the Himalayas, which resulted in the Gobi Desert being created in its rain shadow.
4XEEa TIL that the 1st moon landing, the Manson murders and the Woodstock festival all happened within the timespan of just one month (the Summer of 69) (cbsnews.com)
4XaYa TIL a village in far east India where around 50000 Amur falcons were hunted every roosting season till 2012 has now become 'Falcon Capital of the World' and migrating population has quadrupled from 2012 level.