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TIL there’s 4 species of orcas with one type D seen only a few times in the wild

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NJK8 TIL that the United States experiences approximately 75 percent of all tornadoes in the world.
XEyVP TIL that the Black Spartans of Dahomey were one of history’s most fearsome warrior class. However, unlike the Samurai of Japan, the Knights of Europe, or the Immortals of Persia, this was an all woman Army.
wo8LJ TIL I Learned about RAS Syndrome, a term used to highlight when we redundantly use an acronym and one or more of their words together, such as 'ATM Machine' or 'PDF Format'
6E6BJ TIL the term "Boston Tea Party" didn't appear in print until nearly 60 years after the actual event. For most of its early history it was known as the "destruction of the tea."
GAMeN TIL a study that involved listening in on normal conversations at local malls found that out of 1,200 observed “laugh episodes,” only about 10% were generated by a joke. The laughter was primarily generated from social cues through its bonding function between individuals in a group.