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TIL that the 'vaquita' is currently the most endangered cetacean. There are presumably only 10 vaquita's left in the world.

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Wex8 TIL that a double rod pendulum creates totally unpredictable trajectories, due to the ‘chaos theory’.
N7nLQ TIL: a 'State of Emergency ' in Tasmania allows authorized officers to dispose of human remains in the manner that the authorized officer considers appropriate despite any law that would otherwise prevent or restrict that disposal.
E1o6V TIL of Joan Murray who survived an 80 mph skydiving fall, thanks to landing on a mound of fire ants, who's bites are believed to have given her a rush of adrenaline which kept her heart beating.
nW6P9 TIL that New Jersey and Rhode Island are the only 2 US states where you will not face criminal prosecution for incest
VBQBk TIL more than 140 home runs have been "splash hits" since San Francisco's Oracle Park opened in 2000, 35 of those by Barry Bonds alone. At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Josh Bell homered into the Allegheny twice in one month.