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TIL that salmon sex can literally "move mountains". A WSU researcher linked salmon sex to geological change

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kJAAg TIL in December 1967, then sitting Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing while swimming and was never found. Shortly after, a community swimming pool in Melbourne was named after him...
M71gV TIL the world's oldest terrarium / sealed bottle ecosystem has been thriving since 1960. The 10-gallon bottle is like a mini Earth. It has only been opened once in 53 years to add a bit more water (in 1972). Otherwise it has been sealed without fresh water or air.
D1paY TIL that groups of dolphins pass around puffer fishes to get high. The puffer fish is carried in their mouth till it releases a small dose of neurotoxin.
M7ME8 TIL Sylvester Stallone is the only actor to star in a #1 box office movie across 6 consecutive decades
nexLb TIL that ostriches don't bury their heads in sand and think they have hidden from danger. They dig holes to bury their eggs. The myth came about from people seeing ostriches putting their heads in the holes to turn the eggs to ensure they are evenly heated.