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TIL an Australian teen actually rode a whale and then got in trouble for it

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4GGa TIL A “Sherpa” isnt a porter on mountain-climbing expedition but an ethnic group living mostly in Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Sherpas all have the surname “Sherpa”. The name was mistakenly given to them by Nepalese census takers who didn’t realize that last names are not a part of Sherpa culture.
VMNDD TIL Phil Collins sang the songs for "Disney's Tarzn" fully in german for the german synchronization.
GYXJG TIL that before Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide, he helped free a Colorado woman who was convicted of murder despite her being handcuffed in the back of a police car at the time. She would have served a life sentence without parole and was freed just one month after his death.
R7v1w TIL that taste and flavor are not the same. Flavor consists of taste, aroma, and texture. Taste is a component of flavor that is determined by taste buds on our tongue and soft palate.
epyv4 TIL Dealey Plaza in Dallas remains virtually unchanged since 1963. There is a proposal to make Elm Street into a pedestrian promenade since tourists often wander onto the painted X where Kennedy was shot as well as an amphitheater for visitors to contemplate the assassination site