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eXYn TIL The 52-Hertz whale a.k.a. “The World’s Loneliest Whale” has a call that is much higher pitched than that of other whale species. It appears to be the only individual whale emitting a call at this frequency. It has been detected regularly in many locations since the 1980’s.
9Y1nG TIL: Parts of the Uplistsikhe cave-town hewn into the rocks of central Georgia date back to 1,000 BC. Archaeologists think the underground complex was still being lived-in in the 1400s. (Georgia the country, not the state)
BgLYx TIL Prunes are dried plums
4k0kN TIL there is a whale known as the 52-hertz whale (also known as 52 Blue) of an unidentified species that has never been sighted, but has been heard and known to exist since the late 1980s. There was also a feature length documentary about it that Leonardo DiCaprio was an executive producer for.
D1Alp TIL when James Cameron was an unknown director, he sold the rights to "The Terminator" for $1 so that he would be allow to direct the movie.