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TIL there are a group of Orca's that appear of the South Coast of Western Australia each year. There origin is unknown.

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wLG8E TIL that a sailor, Gonzalo Guerrero, shipwrecked in the Yucatan years before Cortez began his conquest of Mexico. He eventually became a respected warrior among the Mayans and even led military campaigns. On his suggestion, native tribes ambushed and crushed Spains first expedition into Mexico.
GYl81 TIL of Senator Birch Bayh, the only person since the Founding Fathers to have authored two Constitutional amendments.
eE0g TIL the last surviving conspirator in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand died in 1990. “In my opinion the assassination turned out well, considering who they gave the job to. In any event, it wasn’t our intention to cause a world war.”
nW9kY TIL that the Seke language has only 700 speakers, spoken mainly in five mountainous villages in Nepal. 100 of them live in NYC, and 50 of those live in one apartment building in Brooklyn.
kxrg TIL - Lethal Weapon (1987) was the first movie to ever use a cell phone in a scene