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TIL that Great White Sharks across the Pacific Ocean consistently congregate at one specific spot in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists call this the White Shark Cafe.

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d8d9d TIL that Charlie Chaplin's first speaking role was the last 5 minutes of The Great Dictator, a parody film about Hitler. It was banned in Germany and its supporting countries during WWll.
6kDY TIL The English language has a specific order in which adjectives are to be used. None of us are ever taught this order, nor do most people even know it exists, but we all use it.
EQyd TIL Galileo’s middle finger is kept in a museum since its 1737, symbolizing Galileo pointing to the skies, pointing to evolution, to new things, to the infinite and “giving the finger” to all of his critics who doubted him, including the catholic church.
5j6P TIL of Dock Ellis, a professional pitcher who threw a no-hitter while high on LSD
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