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TIL During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy developed a secret program to train dolphins and sea lions for military purposes, including mine detection, enemy detection, recovering equipment and guard against enemy divers.

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neKwP TIL More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets. According to a UN report from 2015, 2.5 billion of the world's 7 billion people lack access to a toilet, particularly in areas of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. While another report put the number of mobile phone users at 6 billion.
Brvrd TIL In 2011 two Hollywood films opened just 5 months apart from each other that had the exact same runtime, exact same plot and same ending. “No Strings Attached” with Ashton Kutcher/Natalie Portman and “Friends With Benefits” with Justin Timberlake/Mila Kunis. They both grossed 150 million dollars.
OGe8X TIL Georgios Papanikolaou, a Greek doctor introduced a low-cost, easily performed screening test for early detection of cancerous and precancerous cells, the "Pap test" saving lives of million women
Lk1np TIL in 1985 the Pittsburgh Pirates’ mascot acted as a middleman between cocaine dealers and the Pirates’ players. He delivered the coke to the stadium and completed the deals with players there. He also frequently was high while dressed as The Pittsburgh parrot during the game.
awRjy TIL in June 2020, 20-year-old student Alexander Kearns committed suicide after the interface of the trading app Robinhood lead him to believe he owed $730,000, that he didn't, with the note, "How was a 20-year-old with no income able to get assigned almost a million dollars' worth of leverage?"