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TIL that killer whales are part of the oceanic dolphins family Delphinidae, which is part of the toothed whale sub-order Odontoceti. Basically, orcas are dolphins and dolphins are whales.

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rRjXW TIL that axolotls are basically real life pokemon that can morph into salamanders when exposed to excessive levels of iodine
dDNEj TIL that when Amedeo Modigliani died of tuberculosis, his companion Jeanne Hébuterne threw herself out of the fifth-floor apartment window before dawn on the day of Modigliani’s funeral. She was 21 years old and eight months pregnant with their second child.
XoZ6 TIL in 1797 The Treaty of Tripoli, which in part stated that the United States was in no way a Christian Nation, was accepted unanimously by the senate. There are no records of any debate or dissension on the treaty.
ZGv4 TIL that as a child Elon Musk was bullied so severely he once had to be hospitalized because of a beating from other students
D1p7g TIL about Jonathan, a turtoise who was hatched in the 1830’s and is still alive today