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TIL no one has seen a newborn great white shark pup or birth in the wild.

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9Yder TIL the 2004 film "50 First Dates" was supposed to be set in Seattle, but Adam Sandler himself switched the story to Hawaii. "You don't see many movies [set] there....And it is such a spectacularly beautiful place for a romantic comedy."
m1aoR TIL Nuclear Bombs Made It Possible to Carbon Date Human Tissue
OoeG1 TIL that revenues from hardcore porn generate US$10 billion annually, roughly equal to U.S. domestic box office movie receipts.
e0eV4 TIL: The Welsh word for ladybug (buwch goch gota) literally translates to 'short red cow'
VBYpp TIL the melody of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, and the alphabet song is based on a French song from the 18th century called "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman".