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TIL time flows faster at the surface of the earth than it does in the core.

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DQvXJ TIL A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.
JZMl TIL Professional Wrestlers would arbitrate backstage disputes in a wrestler’s court with the Undertaker usually presiding as judge. Sentences often involved the offending wrestler buying alcohol for other wrestlers.
QJxOp TIL that mudskippers use gill-chambers full of water as fishy scuba gear when they’re on land.
8aDyV TIL resident killer whales in the eastern North Pacific form matrilineal social groups, consisting of the eldest female, her children, and the descendants of her daughters. Closely related matrilines with similar dialects form aggregations called pods, which in turn form clans and communities.
8eklZ TIL The Ashoka Diamond, named after Ashoka the Great (a 3rd-century Indian emperor), is a breathtaking 41.37-carat D-flawless diamond of extraordinary cut. Harry Winston sold it to Mexican actress María Félix, and it was eventually sold at Sotheby's in 1988 for $3.85 million and never seen again.