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TIL there are 1.2 billion insects for every human on earth

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ep6m5 TIL Dolphins call each other by ‘name’ using a unique whistle to identify each other. They only respond to their own names, by sounding a distinct whistle back. Researchers believe dolphins are acting like humans: when they hear their name, they answer.
JWB8 TIL Ikea is technically a non-profit organization dedicated to researching interior design and this structure allows it to keep its corporate taxes under 4%
8a5mb TIL that vegetable oil can be used to power cars with a diesel engine.
7dL7 TIL that in 2009, a 17-year old runaway girl was admitted to a hospital and found to have rabies antibodies in her blood. After two weeks she was discharged and disappeared entirely. She is the first person ever known to have survived rabies with no intensive care.
EgrBo TIL before he could start editing and technically enhancing the "Get Back" documentary Peter Jackson first had to listen to 130 hours of audio and watch 57 hours of film footage of the Beatles writing and rehearsing