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TIL that orca (aka "killer whale") is actually the largest kind of dolphin

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1a1aV TIL Guitar amps can pick up radio signals without special equipment
R7rQa TIL the Afghan boy made famous by his makeshift Lionel Messi football jersey in 2016 later had to flee his home when the Taliban came after him by name, leaving behind the signed jersey and ball he received from the football star.
yVoXv TIL a US train company plans to connect major Northeast metropolitan hubs, including a one-hour service from DC to NYC, with the world's fastest high-speed trains (operational speed of 310 mph - 500 km/h)
LvYp TIL that a photographer taking pictures of air pollution unknowingly captured pictures of a couple committing suicide
9wk7Q TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb.