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TIL that the year on bottles of wine is the year the grapes were picked, not the year the wine was bottled.

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Z845v TIL that in 2008, fossilized ink sacs we recovered from preserved remains of Belemnotheutis cephalopods. Mixed with ammonia solution, the team was able to return the ink to its liquid form and used the ~150 million year old ink to draw a replica of of the original illustration of Belemnotheutis.
7ljM TIL 7-Eleven is Japan’s #1 grocery store
ZEbD TIL it is common for elephants to live with and develop relationships with their grandmothers.
D0ap TIL that the one of the loudest animals on the planet is the pistol shrimp, which can create an up to 218 decibels loud sound with his claw
VBNy8 TIL the waving inflatable tube man was invented in 1996 for the Atlanta Olympics by Peter Minshall, he was influenced by Caribbean Carnival celebrations