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TIL that sperm whales can generate sounds up to 230 decibels - far beyond the fatality threshold for humans.

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N75x8 TIL that there is a German settlement in the jungles of Peru called Pozuzo that was established in 1859 by around 150 German/Austrian settlers. They were completely cut off from both their Homeland and the rest of Peru for 120 years. They were able to do this by being completely self sufficient.
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