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TIL Dolphins give eachother names and even respond to them.

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v1e54 TIL that in 1972, artist Dieter Meier installed a commemorative plaque at the railway station in Kassel, Germany, which read: "On 23 March 1994, from 3 to 4 pm, Dieter Meier will stand on this plaque". He honored the promise 22 years later.
rRVY4 TIL that in 2016, Armenia and Azerbaijan fought an undeclared war for four days which ended in a stalemate. Despite minimal international attention, it killed about 350 people
4eno TIL Chickens will share responsibility of sitting on eggs and raising young, they let other chickens know about food before feeding themselves, and they warn each other of predators.
GY9Aj TIL you would need 76 work days to read all the privacy policies you agree to each year
dbJr TIL of Ossip Bernstein, a famous chess grandmaster, who was sentenced to death by the Bolsheviks in 1918. While he was facing the firing squad, a russian officer that heard his name offered him the chance to prove his identity in a game of chess. He beat the officer and was released.