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TIL orcas are a part of the dolphin family

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jYwn TIL The writers of ‘Friends’ didn’t originally intend for Joey to be dim, but when LeBlanc auditioned for the role, he put a “different spin” on the character, convincing the writers that his being dumb would be a great source of comedy.
d6pr TIL that in China, more than 30 million people live in caves. Also that in the stone age there were only 5 million people on the earth, meaning that there are more cavemen now than there have ever been.
gy9D TIL Portland drained 38 million gallons of treated water because a drunk teen urinated in it.
kJ7BE TIL about "Virus: The Game", a 1997 video game in which players fight enemies within their own computer (the player's files and directories are represented by 3D rooms). Its advertising campaign involved a downloadable .exe file that simulated the deletion of Windows system files.
rRAPW TIL there is such a thing as a "pee detector" in some elevators to prevent public urination and it locks you in the elevator if it detects urine.