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TIL that Killer Whales slice open Great White sharks and squeeze out their livers 'like toothpaste'...

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m15Kx TIL that During the Victorian Era, rich English people would host “unwrapping” parties with genuine Egyptian mummies.
wLdg6 TIL in 2012, Jazz FM accidentally aired 5 minutes of pornography. A member of staff had been watching porn at his desk, and had accidentally left the audio of his studio computer linked to a computer on the broadcast console.
5nJP TIL that of the six men pictured in the iconic “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photograph, three died during the following battle
b9ERj TIL that the term "OK" achieved national prominence in 1840, when Democrats claimed during the election that it stood for "Old Kinderhook," a nickname for incumbent President Van Buren. In response, Whig opponents attributed OK ("Oll Korrect," or all correct) to the bad spelling of Andrew Jackson.
99xm TIL the creator of Pimp My Ride was convicted of murdering his wife.