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TIL that Irrawaddy dolphins have developed a mutual relationship with local fisherman by chasing fish into their nets in exchange for some leftover fish. This relationship has become so embedded that when a fisherman’s “own” dolphin helped a rival, he followed up with lawsuits.

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GApbj TIL: that babies are not born with the bacteria that causes cavities (S. mutans) and that the bacteria is transferred from someone else through saliva exchange. Parents who share food, cups, kisses, & lick pacifiers can transfer their bacteria and increase the baby’s chances of developing cavities.
1ap6V TIL doctors in Poland created a fake Typhus epidemic to ward off Nazis, and ended up saving approx 8,000 people from death or imprisonment in concentration camps.
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nMNr TIL the theme music for Futurama draws heavy inspiration from a 60s piece of music
yRJa TIL Toy Story 2 was accidently deleted. But was saved by an employee who had been working from home so she could look after her newborn daughter and had a copy of the film on her home computer