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TIL the Inca Empire existed for only 95 years.

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6ExgY TIL that each space shuttle was named after historical and influential ships of science and exploration
7rAdP TIL that killer whales are among the few non-primates to go through menopause, a possible reason being that they need to take care of their "families" after they are older.
YpkZx TIL of “The Shadows from the Walls of Death”—an 86-paged book considered to be one of the deadliest tomes in the world. Each page contains a sample of wallpaper saturated in a lethal amount of arsenic and any contact with bare skin can prove fatal.
X0JJj TIL that the famous “I’ll have what she’s having” line from the film "When Harry Met Sally” wasn't in the original script. Billy Crystal suggested it after he and Meg Ryan improvised the entire orgasm scene. The two were originally supposed to discuss "faking it" without an actual demonstration.
PnVZ TIL that there’s a satirical news website in Romania called “Times New Roman”