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TIL Panthers are not a separate species but the term given to melanistic variants of jaguars and leopards

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rN0k1 TIL huge rogue waves were dismissed as a scientifically implausible sailors' myth by scientists until one 84ft wave hit an oil platform. The phenomenon has since been proven mathematically and simulated in a lab, also proving the existence of rogue holes in the ocean.
grxrA TIL about the Halifax Explosion, which occurred in December 1917 when 2 explosive-laden ships collided in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1,782 people were killed and 9,000 injured. At the time, it was the largest man-made explosion in history.
YpJv TIL that 90% of all adult entertainment is either filmed or produced in San Fernando Valley, CA
6EMn8 TIL that Hitler had Jewish and African Ancestors
R7jkl TIL That The Original Michael Myers Mask Was Just A Modified Captain Kirk mask.