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TIL that during World War II, the British Royal Navy used specially trained dolphins to detect underwater mines and enemy submarines.

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OGayY TIL that a fire destroyed most of Harvard Library’s collection in 1764. Only a small number of books were spared, including 144 that were checked out at the time. One of these books was found and returned in 1997!
V464 TIL Pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, was originally made with human flesh by the Aztecs. When cannibalism was banned pork was used as it “tasted very similar”
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