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TIL that Orcas are the largest species in the dolphin family (Delphinidae).

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ZZ6Y TIL The sum of odd numbers starting at 1 is always a square number.
94Kp TIL that chubby girls in Japan are called ‘marshmallows’
KYVN4 TIL that the Nebra Sky Disc, a 3,600-year-old bronze artifact discovered in Germany, is the world's oldest known physical depiction of the cosmos with gold symbols for the sun, moon, and stars, including the Pleiades. The disc encodes accurate, useful celestial observation in a portable object.
PY4gE TIL no Canadian owns the physical land they purchase, only an interest in the estate according to law (The Canada Act of 1982). The Canadian monarch owns 100% of Canada's land.
J1Ov8 TIL that the Brihadeshwara (Big) Temple, Thanjavur, India, has survived, perfectly intact, 1000 years of aging, six earthquakes, many monsoons and at least one big fire even though built without using any binding material.