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TIL that dolphins can commit suicide

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7O1b TIL a chimpanzee that was socialized to humans since birth could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch television using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner’s horses, water plants and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
5plQ TIL Malicious compliance is intentionally inflicting harm by strictly following the orders of a superior, knowing that compliance with the orders will not have the intended result
5V57B TIL in 1954, Jim Lovell lost his navigation systems while flying at night over the Sea of Japan. He was able to locate his carrier using the bioluminescence of dinoflagellates in its wake and successfully land. He would later go on to land the damaged Apollo 13 capsule.
X0pB6 TIL about Dorilocos, a street food snack from Mexico that incorporates Dorito nacho cheese chips mixed with pork rinds, jicama, cucumbers, carrots, peanuts, lime juice, hot sauce, chili powder and even gummy bears. It is a variant of Tostilocos which is made with Tostitos.
GADyN TIL Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was not fluent in his native language Gujarati nor the national language Urdu; he spoke better English than either of the two