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TIL that gray whales mate in threes; the non-dominant male just acts as a brace to hold the female in place so that she doesn’t float away.

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4XOOR TIL about Hiroshima survivors Reverend Tanimoto and Dr. Sasaki. Tanimoto ran for 7 miles through Hiroshima helping people, and then rowed them across the river to safety. Sasaki was one of 6 doctors who treated the 10,000 patients swarming the Red Cross Hospital. He slept for 1 hour in 3 days.
ep49D TIL An Australian garment manufacturer was established in the 1940s which offered a lifelong guarantee on their woolen clothes, including free alterations if you put on weight or went on a diet.
d8mjQ TIL Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade was invented for the James Bond film "Spectre" and then adopted by the city so tourists wouldn't be disappointed.
e0V4E TIL California forcibly sterilized more than 20,000 people between 1919 and 1953
W7QO4 TIL the end of 1983 broadcast of the TV movie "Adam", about the murder of Adam Walsh featured a photo of future rapper Bizzy Bone among photos missing children. A babysister recognized said photo and helped reunite him with his mother, having been abducted by his stepfather at the age of 4.