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TIL that gangs of dolphins are know to stalk and brutally kill porpoises. For absolutely no reason at all.

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5xak TIL that Serena Williams’ 1st round opponent, Taylor Townsend was financially cut by the USTA because they thought she was too fat. She was the #1 ranked junior in the world. She was also 16.
gEb TIL Butterflies can remember things they learn as caterpillars
YpMeW TIL Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest known mountain in the solar system, is so large at its base that an observer on its peak wouldn’t know he was standing on a mountain because its slope would be obscured by the curvature of the planet itself.
4ky0a TIL about Alex Batty, an 11 y.o. boy who disappeared after being abducted by his mother and grandfather to live "off the grid" in Morocco. He escaped when he was 17 and was picked up by a delivery driver as he attempted to walk to Toulouse carrying a backpack, a flashlight, and a skateboard.
16goO TIL that Lincoln Cathedral in England was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549, when its spire collapsed. Its original height was not surpassed until 1890.