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TIL that whales and dolphins correctly classify as "even-toed hoofed animals"

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p8NLO Today I learned that the term "NSFW" was invented to prevent British school kids from seeing things they are not supposed to be exposed to.
ADLWB TIL when you pay off your loans (student, installment, auto etc.), your credit score may drop significantly
xVON5 TIL in the final years of World War II, Italian businessman Giorgio Perlasca risked his life by posing as a Spanish diplomat in order to save more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. Perlasca, a non-Jew, has been honored for his heroism, courage, and compassion by several nations
R5N07 TIL of John George Haigh whose crimes made him initially known as the Vampire of London before he was hanged in 1949.
GYN6N TIL That the kid in the "success kid" meme is sometimes embarrassed by his fame, and he also raised over 100K for a kidney transplant for his dad, made easier when people realized who he was.