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TIL African-Americans were largely responsible for creating the form of singing known as "barbershop quartet"

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9Z9Q TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.
pY6rp TIL a pilot named Tim Lancaster was sucked out of a plane in midair. His knees where caught on the flight controls, preventing him from falling to his death. He survived the whole incident.
0wwPp TIL that the papal election of 1268 lasted 3 years and eventually the roof of the building they were locked in was removed to speed up the election. The election lasted so long that 3 cardinal electors died and 1 resigned during it.
x69Xo TIL there are 16,000 acres of sand dunes in Alaska - Kobuk Valley National Park
epdV4 TIL about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largely unknown naval battle which was the largest of World War II and by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history.