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Y7vGZ TIL that killer whales are part of the oceanic dolphins family Delphinidae, which is part of the toothed whale sub-order Odontoceti. Basically, orcas are dolphins and dolphins are whales.
kge TIL In the 1940’s and 1950’s a “blow job” was slang for the sonic boom behind jet aircraft.
XY5j TIL of Angus MacAskill a 7 foot 9 inch Scottish giant well known for feats of strength such as lifting a ship’s anchor weighing 2,800 pounds (1,300 kg) to chest height and the ability to carry barrels weighing over 350 pounds (160 kg) apiece under each arm.
VBNy8 TIL the waving inflatable tube man was invented in 1996 for the Atlanta Olympics by Peter Minshall, he was influenced by Caribbean Carnival celebrations
KORB6 TIL pineapples are actually in a proto-carnivorous plant family called bromeliads. Water trapped in their crowns supports thriving mini-ecosystems, whose residents and their droppings are absorbed for nutrients (not energy) through their leaves, as most plants can actually do.