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TIL the orca (AKA killer whale) is a type of dolphin, and dolphins, in turn, are a class of whale.

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oOLK TIL when the original Mortal Kombat game came out, an audit menu listed Error Macros under the name ERMAC, leading fans to think there was a third hidden ninja in the game. This myth resulted in the creation of the character in future games.
PK5e TIL it is illegal for US citizens and corporations to boycott Israel.
M7DE7 TIL about Virgin Boy Eggs, a traditional dish from Dongyang China, where eggs are boiled in the urine of boys 10 years or younger
jNpnp TIL Rich kids perform better in the Marshmallow Test. A marshmallow is put in front of a child. If they manage 15 mins without eating it, they can have another one. The ability to resist the marshmallow is mainly determined by the child's social and economic background.
WoP9 TIL that 101 years before Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin, an African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings refused to be removed from a New York City trolley. Her case in the Brooklyn Circuit Court led to the desegregation of all NYC trolley lines. Her attorney? Future president Chester A. Arthur