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TIL Orcas, or "killer whales," are actually dolphins.

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oBk9o TIL that Walt Disney invented the modern public trash can. He did this to keep the smell of garbage down at Disney. Previous to this, public trash cans were made of wire mesh, which allowed goop to seep out of the bottom and the smell to escape.
e04nJ TIL that in 1969, on the day Judy Garland passed away, a tornado hit Kansas
gMDkX TIL Grant Imahara from Mythbusters was one of three people who operated the R2-D2's in the Star Wars prequels and he updated all of the electronics on 12 R2 units.
b9ON TIL that the Mormon religion instructs their missionaries to openly lie and tell half-truths to protect the religion from criticism.
NPlE TIL that the phrase “the whole nine yards” comes from WWII air force pilots, nine yard being the most common length for ammunition belts to be.