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TIL Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison

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1x1D TIL that an 18 year old was sentenced to 17 years in prison for statutory rape, his consensual underage partner was male. If it had been a girl, the maximum sentence would have been 15 months. He served in prison for 5 years until the Kansas Supreme Court ordered his release.
p8dOp TIL that Matthew McConaughey has been teaching filmmaking at UT Austin since 2016.
XEYX6 TIL the Civil War started in Wilmer McLean's backyard and ended at his kitchen table.
bXZN TIL that bonfires were fires originally used to burn bones, which is actually where their names derive from.
LQVe0 TIL there’s a song called Longplayer that’s designed to play for 1,000 years without repetition. It began playing Jan 1, 2000 and will end Dec 31, 2999