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TIL that the Sperm Whale is the loudest animal in the world. They are capable of producing sounds 230 decibels in volume, and can be heard by other Sperm Whales from 60 kilometers away.

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LnPQ TIL that there is a McDonald’s that is closed to the public and is just used for filming commercials.
1dRD TIL Festivus, the parody-secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd on the TV show Seinfeld, was an actual family tradition celebrated by one of the show’s writers, Dan O'Keefe, since the 1960’s.
OgW6 TIL There was more to the infamous picture of Sophia Loren dead eying Jayne Mansfield’s breasts. And there was a nip-slip involved (the reason for the NSFW tag)
wL14o TIL that every month, since 1983, every member of Congress has received a complimentary copy of Hustler Magazine, a pornographic publication, as a form of protest by the mag.
OonXL TIL Jesse James and his brother gave an indebted widow money to pay off her mortgage the day before the bank was to take her house and insisted she get a receipt for paying the man. They then robbed the banker on his way back to the bank.