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TIL in 2002, after Keiko the killer whale left his handlers in Iceland and swam to Norway, the Miami Seaquarium applied to NOAA for a permit to recapture the whale and bring him to Miami, claiming he was not safe in the wild.

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J1jn4 TIL that Robert Cronin holds the World Records for longest time to complete an undergraduate program at 52 years and 111 days. He was a cardiologist who served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University from 1972 to 1977 and finished his undergraduate degree in 2000.
awNbJ TIL of the Giant Moa, a flightless bird twice as tall as a person and as heavy as a panda. It went extinct in the 16th century
ADo7a TIL of the Jelly bean rule, a rule put forth by the FDA saying that companies can't claim their food to be healthy simply because it's low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and must contain at least 10% of Daily Values of nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.
WkKeA TIL MRI data was analyzed from participants consisting of more than 800 incarcerated men who committed homicide and those who committed other crimes, the 200 men who committed homicide showed reduced gray matter in brain regions responsible for behavioral control and social cognition.
4K4N TIL Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson played Bigfoot in an episode of “America’s Book of Secrets” called “The Mystery of Bigfoot.” Will Ferrell was in it too.