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TIL that dolphins have names for each other using unique signature whistles to identify and call out to specific individuals in their pod.

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EgQn0 TIL The U.S. Forcibly Detained Native Alaskans During World War II. 881 Aleuts were forcibly relocated and interned in unsanitary camps in southeast Alaska, nobody was allowed to bring more than one suitcase of possessions. Troops then set fire to the villages to prevent its use by the Japanese
v1dgK TIL fuel tankers are pretty sophisticated. Baffles in the tank to evenly dissipate the force of liquid moving when the truck is accelerating or braking. Without baffles, the liquid keeps moving forward to surge and push against the front wall of the tank, increasing risk of rollover.
vPlKj TIL that submarine SONAR is strong enough to turn your insides into jelly
YpoGW TIL that in State v. Linkhaw, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man who sang so badly in church that a jury had found him guilty of "disturbing a religious congregation."
LrrQ TIL there are 15 different types of electrical outlets around the world and some are exclusive to a single country.