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TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships

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d814d TIL of An0m, a device marketed to criminal organizations as super-secure, with its own closed messaging network. It was actually run by law enforcement across multiple countries, who got copies of every communication sent through it.
19P7 TIL The Man That Invented Kwanzaa Went to Prison For “Felonious Assault and False Imprisonment” for Torturing Several Women
Y7nP7 TIL Mormon leader Brigham Young chose the city name Fillmore in Millard County to be the capital of Utah Territory. It was in appreciation of President Millard Fillmore naming Young the Territorial Governor. When Fillmore didn’t get his party’s nomination, Young moved the capital to Salt Lake City.
8JKL TIL:Daylight Savings costs the U.S. an estimated $434 million in lost productivity and decreased health.
XERRk TIL that a study shows that a man who is 5’6” needs to earn $175,000 per year more than a 6 foot man to be “equally desirable”