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TIL blue whales appear larger than their true size because of refraction of light in water.

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8eGOV TIL Patricia Highsmith (author of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Carol, Strangers on a Train) once attended a party with 100 pet snails in her handbag, calling them her "companions for the evening"
YpDWd TIL Senator Strom Thurmond, a pro-segregationist, had a mixed-race African American daughter that was kept a secret until after his death in 2003.
A9va TIL A Greek soccer player was given a life ban for giving the Nazi salute after his winning goal
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