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TIL, killer whales are actually a species of large dolphins!

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5PoR TIL that the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy
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j61pE TIL spaces between words in documents first appeared in Irish and Anglo-Saxon Bibles in the seventh century. Paleographers today identify the extinction of 'scriptio continua' as a critical factor in augmenting the widespread absorption of knowledge in the Pre-Modern Era.
wbpP TIL The California roll (a kind of sushi roll) was created in Vancouver, Canada by Chef Hidekazu Tojo in the 70’s.
R5aA8 TIL the IAU definition of planet that excludes Pluto from being considered one also excludes Mercury.