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TIL a Boeing 747 uses ~4 litres (~1 gallon) of fuel every second

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nLYW TIL the killer whales of Eden were a group of Orcas known for their co-operation with human hunters of other whale species. The killer whales would find target whales, shepherd them into Twofold Bay, and then alert the whalers to their presence and often help to kill the whales.
xVvQo TIL that Freddie Mercury of Queen held a party in New Orleans in 1978, which featured nude waiters and waitresses, a man biting heads off live chickens, naked models wrestling in a liver pit, and dwarves walking around with trays of cocaine strapped to their heads.
rNpjy TIL that Southern Africans, including groups like the Zulu and others, participated in taking and trading other African people as slaves, both before and during European colonization
WkZWX TIL that bees make queen bees by feeding the baby special food
6ERAX TIL Philippine-based inventors have created a portable salt-powered lamp which gives 8 hrs of light per 1 cup of seawater & can also power cell phones. It uses science that's the basis of battery-making but with no flammable parts & works 8 hrs/day for 6 months with no parts replacement needed.