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TIL that when sperm whales started getting killed for lamp oil, they were able to develop and spread effective defence tactics across the ocean in just a few years

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6ymW TIL that in the afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld gave the following directive to his aides: “Judge whether good enough hit S.H.” (Saddam Hussein) at same time. Not only UBL" (Osama bin Laden). Need to move swiftly – Near term target needs – go massive – sweep it all up. Things related and not.“
loXZ1 TIL that there is an upcoming experimental film called Ambiancé that will be released in Dec 31, 2020. It will have a running time of 720 hours, or 30 days and will be screened globally then destroyed after its initial screening. This will make it "the longest film made that doesn’t exist".
Nrne TIL the modern men’s suit was first adopted by rulers, not businessmen, at the behest of Beau Brummell, a close confidant of George IV.
x61l1 TIL that Julius Caesar was never actually an emperor
lo1PB TIL that spaghetti alla puttanesca means “spaghetti in the style of a whore”