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TIL Stephen Hawkings had a party for time travelers. No one showed up.

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9Yl4D TIL Caribbean Sperm Whales have regional accents and dialects, and tend to associate only with other whales that have the same "culture" as they do.
kJxZ7 TIL that despite his worsening ALS condition, Jason Becker managed to finish recording guitar for David Lee Roth's A Little Ain't Enough album, and has lived over 34 years and released multiple albums since his diagnosis in 1989
6EORY TIL Hernán Cortés arrived in the New World in 1519 with six hundred men and, upon arrival, made history by destroying his ships. This sent a clear message to his men: There is no turning back. His men would have to conquer or die. Two years later, he succeeded in his conquest of the Aztec empire.
rVxw TIL printers from Canon, Xerox, others add nearly-invisible dots to each printed page containing encoded print date and serial number of printer
loO87 TIL the car trunk literally used to be a trunk strapped to the back of the car.