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TIL Cashew nuts grow out of a “strange apple”

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41Yb TIL A 7300 kg sperm whale was exploded using half a ton of dynamite with chunks of flesh flying up to 240m away. By coincidence, a brand new Oldsmobile, purchased during a “Get a Whale of a Deal” promotion, was flattened by a chunk of falling blubber after the blast.
6kdw TIL a buck will suck doe urine into an organ in the roof of its mouth to determine if the doe is entering estrous.
9Jm6 TIL that the average height of a human being stayed constant from the stone age all the way until the 1800’s, yet the average human today is four inches taller on average than 150 years ago.
1jV TIL: The CEO of Life Lock (identity theft protection) posted his social security number to the public to show the effectiveness of his company. His identity was stolen 13 times.
jN5Nv TIL that the majority of the alcohol industry's sales come from so-called problem drinkers—people whose drinking is destroying or risking their health.