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TIL scientists believe dolphins can effectively send each other “images” via echolocation by recreating the sound profile an object.

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PGew TIL that it is illegal to NOT flush the toilet in Singapore. For failing to flush, you will be fined $150, and police officers have been known to check…
QJ8Xd TIL that Cobie Smulders who played Robin from HIMYM was diagnosed with ovarian cancer which resulted in having surgeries to remove tumors all the meanwhile shooting season 3 of the show.
BgpDb TIL Paracetamol overdose is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US
E1wj0 TIL that while they do cry, newborn babies don’t shed tears until sometime after about one month old. That’s because they only produce enough tears to keep their eyes moist. So there are no extra tears to roll down their cheeks.
P1a7J TIL the first ally soldier to step onto the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion was Leonard Treherne "Max" Schroeder Jr. He made it out alive and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He died in 2009 at the age of 90.