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TIL orcas have the strongest bite of any animal with an estimated bite force in captivity of 19,000 psi.

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M7QAA TIL That Pope Pius II wrote a best-selling erotic novel called "The Tale of Two Lovers" prior to his election as Pope. He is also known to have fathered two illegitimate children.
WlOA TIL in order to save tortoises on the Galapagos islands, sharpshooters from New Zealand were flown in to kill 100,000 goats from helicopters
DQaov TIL the King of Hearts appears to be sticking a sword into his own head because he originally held an axe but over centuries English copiers removed the axe-head
dD84Q TIL Jacqueline Susann became the first writer in publishing history to have three consecutive #1 novels on the New York Times Best Seller list. The first being "Valley of the Dolls" 1966, then "The Love Machine" 1969, followed by "Once Is Not Enough" 1973.
6E4ml TIL the Elvis Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker prevented Elvis from touring outside of the US (except for 3 shows in Canada in 1957) because Parker was, among other things, an illegal alien from the Netherlands that was suspected of murder.