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TIL the NOAA gives financial awards to shipping lines who reduce vessel speed to protect whales

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wLNk6 TIL that Johnny Rotten, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols who was nicknamed for his poor-health teeth, has had to have major dental work as he got older.
OGgp6 TIL that an estimated of 22% of all gold ever accounted for on the earth's surface came from a single plateau in South Africa called Witwatersrand.
l7xWr TIL two aviation incidents happened where superstitious, inexperienced passengers tried to throw coins into the plane's engines for good luck before the flight.
gDX4 TIL the highest-ranking death metal album of all time on the Billboard 200 is Dethalbum III by the virtual band Dethklok from Adult Swim’s Metalocalpyse.
gMAey TIL about World Hello Day, a Holiday created in the 70s to remind the world that conflicts should be resolved with communication. It is celebrated by verbally greeting 10 or more people.