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TIL the famous Bloop sound, once thought to come from an unknown marine animal, was recently attributed by NOAA to icebergs cracking.

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1xk4 TIL there was an ancient Greek man named Gaius Appuleius Diocles whom was a famous chariot racer whose winning, adjusted for inflation, total $15,000,000,000 making him the highest paid athlete ever.
a8Mjy TIL 31 of the first 40 pilots hired to fly mail by the U.S. Post Office were killed in crashes
Jr1V TIL in 1998, a Georgia high school student was suspended from school after wearing a Pepsi t-shirt on Coke Day. Upon hearing the news, a Pepsi spokesperson said, “Without knowing all the details, it sounds like (he’s) obviously a trendsetter with impeccable taste in clothes.”
oknL TIL: When filming Jaws 2, cast members were circled by actual hammerhead sharks. Because the scene called for the actors to yell for help, the crew did not immediately realize they were in danger.
wLQxo TIL the average person eats more than 7,000 calories on Christmas Day, according to a study done by Associated British Foods