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TIL dolphins don’t just leave their dead behind. Mothers have been seen carrying their lifeless calves for days, even as they decompose, showing a terrible sense of loss.

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jb1p TIL that three Stanford “rocket scientist” mechanical engineering PhD students invented a disease-detecting breath analyzer and were approved to test their prototype on human patients – all in under one year, an almost unfathomable feat in the medical device realm
mVGE TIL in 1809, a woman diagnosed with an ovarian tumor rode horseback 60 miles to try to have the tumor removed, an operation that had never been performed, knowing that most Doctors thought the procedure would kill her. After the 22.5 pound tumor was extracted, she lived another 32 years.
ZpJeY TIL in 1979, LA-based punk band X were at a nightclub covering a Doors song. Unbeknownst to them, Doors’ organist Ray Manzarek was in the audience. That night, Ray became their producer, and together they made the album "Los Angeles" - which is now ranked as one of the greatest ‘80s of all time.
4dVb TIL The person who holds the record for most Oscars is Walt Disney. He has 22.
R9p1 TIL: The Minnesota historical society is older than the state of Minnesota.