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TIL that newborn blue whales gain about 200 pounds each day during the first year of their lives.

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g0B9 TIL of Hans Münch, an SS physician who refused to assist in the murder of inmates at Auschwitz. He was the only member of the SS at Auschwitz acquitted entirely, mostly due to hundreds of inmates testifying in his favor.
Y7BNx TIL that for the last 5 years, a dummy is flying through outer space in a sports car.
vP4ZD TIL cybertrucks have 1 wiper blades and it’s 4 feet long.
kNl7 TIL Three generations of the 10th US President John Tyler’s family from his 1790 birth to his still living grandsons have spanned parts of 4 centuries.
1aY44 TIL Most libraries & large book collections have industrial freezers. Freezing inhibits mold growth, gives time to save others & makes for easier cleaning.