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TIL Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth) is revered as a deity in a Vanuatuan "cargocult". When his disciples sent him a traditional pig-killing club, he sent them back a photo of him posing with it.

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aw140 TIL a pod of dolphins saved a group of swimmers from a great white shark by herding the swimmers together and doing tight circles around them to create a barrier. The dolphins kept this up for 40 minutes until the shark lost interest and was safe for the swimmers to swim to shore.
ANgD7 TIL that over 20 US States have official militaries not subject to the jurisdiction or command of the Federal Government. They are known as a State Defense Force.
9Ypp7 TIL that for more then 50 years, there was an operational telephone booth in the Mojave desert, in the middle of nowhere.
OG0Ra TIL that Spider Lake Provincial Park is the smallest national park in Canada
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