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TIL that betting on the outcome of a papal conclave has been documented since the 16th century

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EgWOP TIL the US Navy strapped cameras onto dolphins, revealing incredible hunting techniques and behaviors, including suction feeding like a vacuum cleaner.
Ove1 TIL that the SriLankan Airlines president sacked the CEO after he refused to move business class passengers to economy to give their seats to the airline’s president’s family. He appointed his brother-in-law instead, who lacked experience. In 7 years the airline accumulated US$875 million in losses
w4g1 TIL in 1907 Lawrence Luellen, a Boston lawyer, was concerned about the spread of germs due to people sharing glasses and dippers in public drinking spaces. He invented the first paper cup, dubbed the Klean Cup. 5 years later he renamed it after a popular line of toys: Dixie Dolls. Thus, Dixie Cups.
OGj8e TIL in the 52 BCE Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar’s troops built 25 miles of earthen walls in a few weeks, including spiked trenches, hidden pits, water-filled moats, wooden walls, stakes with iron hooks, and hundreds of lookout towers. The Gauls lost 290,000 troops, to Caesar’s 12,800 casualties.
NgVM TIL the actress who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter movies overcame anorexia, with encouragement from J.K. Rowling, in order to act