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TIL Sperm whales are so called because their heads are filled with large amounts of oily fluid, which whalers thought was sperm. Scientists still aren’t sure what it’s there for

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wLkEP TIL Gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta's "Good Fellas" character was based on him) was put in the Federal Witness Program. However, after multiple relocations the Feds finally kicked him out because he kept getting drunk and telling his neighbors who he really was.
E1lWx TIL: There is a city in the United States called "Truth or Consequences". It's in New Mexico, and 6,000+ people live there.
YpZZZ TIL that a "20% chance of rain" can mean that there is a 20% chance that rain will occur in a given area, or that there is a 100% chance that rain will occur in 20% of a given area, or anything in between.
DV0v TIL that Martin Shkreli spread false rumors online and attempted to interfere with FDA drug approval in order to sabotage companies whose stock he was short-selling
XEXY6 TIL that Coca-Cola used to literally, unironically contain cocaine to round off its other main ingredient, caffeine.