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TIL the Southern Elephant Seal holds the record for the deepest dive of any seal species at 2,100 meters (6,890 feet) . Max length 20.2 ft, max weight 8,820 lbs.

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P18yG TIL The Co-founder of the New York Times, Henry Jarvis Raymond, is also Co-founder of the Republican Party
GMGg TIL Caesar built an 18km wall around a Gaulish fort he was seiging and then a 21km wall facing outwards, essentially building a fort around a fort. He then beat 300,000+ Gauls attacking from both sides with only 60,000 men
VMA58 TIL that due to contrary belief, "The Wolf of Wall Street" does not actually contain the most uses of the word "fuck" in a film. (569 times). That honor actually goes to "Swearnet: The Movie", a Canadian comedy about the Trailer Park Boys creating their own uncensored network (935 times).
Gl8j TIL There are micro scorpions that are actually beneficial to humans because they eat lice, ants and mites.
0PGv TIL in 2001, Ashton Kutcher’s girlfriend was stabbed to death in her home. When she didn’t answer her door later, Kutcher peered in her window and left, mistaking her blood for a wine stain.