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TIL tigers can seek revenge when they have been wronged and are very vengeful

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Yx5r TIL that Irrawaddy dolphins have developed a mutual relationship with local fisherman by chasing fish into their nets in exchange for some leftover fish. This relationship has become so embedded that when a fisherman’s “own” dolphin helped a rival, he followed up with lawsuits.
jnnX TIL Fox News, trying to compete with The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live, launched a satirical comedy show called the ½ Hour News Hour. It received “historically poor reviews” and was cancelled in its first season.
nW6NY TIL 20 years ago, in India, hundreds of women lynched a man akku Yadav in a courtroom when he remorselessly taunted his victims and threatened "to teach them a lesson". He was stabbed at least 70 times with kitchen knives and his penis was cut off.
l7PMV TIL Between 1967 and 1990, there were two states called "Yemen". "South Yemen" was more northerly than "North Yemen". It was also situated to the east.
xW15 TIL that Dan Akroyd wrote the character Dr. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters) for John Belushi. After Belushi’s death, the part was rewritten for Bill Murray, and the character of Slimer became Belushi’s contribution to the film, since Akroyd based the character on Belushi’s wild personality.