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TIL the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose

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WkXvB TIL: Spanish Flu is called "Spanish" because Europe was at war and no other country publicly reported their own cases. Spain was a neutral country, publicly reported their cases and took the fame. The real epicenter was a war camp on France.
6EPVw TIL That Bob Hawke is the only Australian prime minister with a world record and his world record is for drinking 2.5 pints of beer in under 11 seconds.
Q1VM TIL that scientists believe there is a 9th planet in our solar system that is roughly 10 times larger than earth. They haven’t been able to locate it yet but they know it’s there because of its gravitational effects on other objects.
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