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TIL Killer-whale mothers often stay with their adult sons for their entire lives, sharing their prey and knowledge, & that the mother's might also play a direct role in fostering mating opportunities. They really want grand children.

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4XvZJ TIL of the Drug Diamorphine. Synthesised in 1874, it was Branded as a Non-addictive Alternative to Morphine. 15,000 People in the US Alone die Each Year From Overdosing on the Drug, Which is now Known as Heroin.
YKAx TIL of the corn field bomber. A fighter jet that landed itself on a cornfield after the pilot ejected from it following an unrecoverable spin. His act of ejection changed the center of gravity of the plane allowing it recover. It went back into service after minor repair work.
nWdr TIL Tim Burton’s new film is a remake of his movie from 1984 that originally got him fired from Disney.
xBg0 TIL That a blind mom was told that her baby had died during birth. Doctors gave the child, who was very much alive, to a new family.
e0n6E TIL: It’s doubtful that dinosaurs would be able to survive today. During the Cretaceous Period 145-66 million years ago the average global temperature was 4ºC higher than today, with little difference between the temperature of the equator and the poles