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TIL dolphins have names for each other

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mxE4v TIL witches were never depicted with green skin before the 1939 Wizard of Oz film. Witches were commonly depicted as red or orange beforehand. The Wicked Witch of the West was not described as green in the book, and she was only made green in the film because it looked really good in technicolor.
Z80ND TIL about Janet Airlines. A highly classified airline that shuttles military personnel in and out of Area 51. The name stand for 'Just Another Non-Existent Terminal'
EgpW TIL in the 90s Johnny Depp trashed a NYC hotel room and when confronted by the authorities claimed an armadillo was responsible for the damage. It apparently leaped from a cupboard before trashing the room and throwing itself out the window.
nPlP TIL Black Holes “Sing”, producing a B-flat sound wave 57 octaves below middle-C from their jets.
Z1XY TIL The Soviets Dropped Cluster Bombs on Finland but Claimed they Were Humanitarian Food Drops. As a Result, The Finns Coined the Term “Molotov Bread Basket” to Describe These Bombs and then the Term “Molotov Cocktail” as “A Drink To Go With The Food”