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

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kJJ0g TIL Only 8 percent of tariffs on aluminum for cans went to the government. The rest was pocketed by the aluminum manufacturers.
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8er7G TIL sharks existed before trees
W7YBN TIL that early in Edgar Allen Poe's writing career, he published an essay exposing a fake chess-playing automaton that was actually operated by a chess master hidden inside. The essay employs a method of deduction called 'ratiocination' which is used by C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective.
J1yNk TIL that the Washington Commanders (Football Team) are the only NFL franchise to have played against a college all star team and never win. They are 0-2 all time against college teams.