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TIL one of the earliest cetaceans was land-dwelling and had four long legs.

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m1kvR TIL of Black Caesar. He was a West African pirate who operated during the Golden Age of Piracy. He served aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge of Edward Teach (Blackbeard) and was one of the surviving members of that crew following Blackbeard’s death at the hands of Lieutenant Robert Maynard in 1718.
9m86 TIL Crocodile Dundee is based on an actual person who survived 56 days in crocodile infested outback Australia and died in a police shootout while high on amphetamines.
W79ao TIL that in 2009, after Steve Irwin's death, a new species of snail was named after him in honor of his memory: The Crikey Steveirwini. 🐌
69B4l TIL due to over fishing taking out their competitors and and predators, squid populations are growing at an alarming rate
9YxlB TIL in 1615, Icelanders killed dozens of Spanish whalers after one of the whalers stole a fish from a native. Until 2015, it was legal for Icelanders to kill any Basque on sight.