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R7n0j Humpback whales are far better known for their bellowing "songs" that can travel up to six miles, but the animals also have quiet voices. Biologists have observed humpback calves “whispering” to their mothers in tones that can be heard only within 330 feet—a strategy to prevent predators, such as orcas, from eavesdropping. Calves also want to avoid adult male humpbacks, which may try to separate the calf from its mother to mate. This shortened time with its mom could ultimately weaken the calf, which needs to drink 50 gallons of milk a day to fuel up for its long migration.
0mY5 TIL: A Utah High School allowed students to use a real gun, loaded with blank rounds, in a High School production of Oklahoma! Student shot himself in head with it, not knowing that a blank can still kill at close range, and died.
rNLMw TIL North Korea Has a State-owned Beer Brewery That Was Purchased From a British Brewery Called Ushers of Trowbridge and Renamed Taedonggang Brewery Named After the Taedong River in Pyongyang
vk6j TIL unskilled individuals tend to grossly overestimate their abilities while high-skilled individuals tend to believes that tasks they perform well at are easy for everybody, thus underestimating their abilities
6EvJl TIL the original "this is fine" comic has four extra panels