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TIL of the Killers of Eden, a group of Killer Whales, known for their cooperation with humans between 1840 - 1930 who would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.

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PYx4n TIL President Martin Van Buren (born Maarten van Buren) was raised in a Dutch community in Kinderhook, New York and grew up speaking Dutch, not learning English until he went to school. As a result, he is the only president in American history to speak English as a second language.
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