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TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships

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5VJ7P TIL about the Nigersaurus, a dinosaur that, uh, well, it's a real dinosaur I guess
4X54N TIL about Ricardo Lopez, a man who was obsessed with the singer Bjork. When he found out she was in a relationship he became enraged and plotted to kill her. He then filmed himself committing suicide.
gRa4 TIL the famously anti-gay Harlem preacher Pastor Manning, who’s known for vitriolic anti-LGBT hate speech, is in massive debt. An organization that provides shelter for homeless LGBT youth is raising money to buy the building his church is housed in to open an additional shelter at that location.
R7749 TIL that Swedish researchers found a 5 percent increase in the risk of heart attacks right after Daylight Saving Time began, along with an increase in traffic accidents, workplace injuries and suicide rates.
KOowJ TIL that people can be allergic to pork, and it's often referred to as Pork-Cat Syndrome because it's often related to cat allergies.