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TIL Dolphins in Hawaii like to hitch rides on humpback whales and literally use their massive heads as slides

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jvEE TIL that J.J Tomson was awarded a Nobel prize for discovering particle like nature of electron while his son G.P. Thomson is awarded Nobel prize for discovering wave like nature of electron
ZNjY TIL that Metallica owns the rights to the 1971 anti-war film “Johnny Got His Gun.” They bought them because they got tired of paying royalties every time the music video for their song “One” (which uses clips from the film) played.
W7Mwo TIL of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which can cause a person to sleep for very long periods
melv TIL a Liverpool fan killed himself when his team were 3-0 down in the 2006 Champions League final; they came back to win the game.
VBOvp TIL while people often use the words ‘sign’ and ‘symptom’ interchangeably, from a Medical perspective a Symptom is something only the sufferer can perceive, like dizziness or pain while a Sign is something objective that a another person can perceive, like a visible rash or elevated temperature.