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TIL in 2007 a Bowhead whale was found to have a harpoon dating back to the 1890’s embedded in its blubber, indicating that it had survived a similar attack more than 100 years prior

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JY4Nv TIL In '72 Billy Joel got into a legal battle with his label and was forbidden from recording. He moved to LA and played at a bar under an assumed name to earn money. This was the inspiration for the song "Piano Man". All the characters in the song were based on real people Joel had met at the bar.
vPYBD TIL that in the 1970 film Waterloo, to recreate the battle sequences, production hired 17,000 members of the Soviet Army and trained them in 1815 battle formations.
Kja4 TIL Humans can breathe liquid and its used in drug delivery and proposed for deep sea and space applications.
695yJ TIL that there was a radioactive toothpaste on the market in Germany prior to WWII.
8evVa TIL that it is illegal to have a conversation across the Norwegian-Russian border