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TIL a man was swallowed whole by a sperm whale, but found 18 hours later and survived.

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JYnpV TIL bumblebees have parasitic "doppelgangers" called cuckoo bumblebees that resemble a specific race enough to be able to sneak into their nest, kill the queen, and trick all the workers into feeding their offspring and ultimately taking over the whole nest before moving onto their next target.
8ewg8 TIL that in the 1980s, Tom Fogerty, rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, underwent back surgery, and was given a blood transfusion that was not screened for HIV causing him to become infected with the virus. He later contracted AIDS and died from tuberculosis.
loWx7 TIL the founder of Toys-R-Us, Charles Lazarus, died a week after Toys-R-Us announced it would be forced to close its retail stores.
OGEGY TIL that in 2020 the Smithsonian published an article claiming that things like individualism, planning for the future, avoiding conflict, and being polite were all aspects of "white culture"
JYmPk TIL Brazil has nearly 60,000 murders a year, more than the US, Canada, Australia, all of Europe, China, and many Asian countries combined.