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TIL Whales have accents and regional dialects

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VB6Y4 TIL that China uses only one time zone across the entire country, despite spanning about 5 geographic time zones
a8D7M TIL that some elevators have undo commands if you press the wrong button
n65o TIL that on Oct. 4, 2013 a man named John Constantino, a former Vietnam Vet self-immolated on the National Mall seemingly to protest the Federal government during “the shutdown,” but later the story was redacted to emphasize that he had been battling mental illness.
epnok TIL On Sep 9, 1947 team of computer scientists reported the world’s first computer bug—a moth trapped in their computer at Harvard University.
jNE8X TIL that Levi's doesn't know the significance of most of their historical trademarks, including their three-digit model numbers (e.g. 501) or the arc design stitched on their back pockets. This is because all of their records were lost with their headquarters in the 1906 San Francisco fire.