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TIL - The largest predator in history—bigger than megalodon, bigger than predator X, nearly thrice as large as a T-Rex—is alive right now. It’s the Sperm Whale.

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WkxgB TIL There was a rock band called Coven who are often credited as being the first "Satanic" rock band. Their bassist's name was "Oz Osborne" and they wrote a song called "Black Sabbath" on their debut album. Their debut album predates Black Sabbath's debut album with Ozzy Osbourne by one year.
R515a TIL that the world's oldest and most prestigious nanny school, Norland College in England, trains nannies in self defense and evasive driving as well as more traditional childcare skills. Jokingly described as "Mary Poppins meets James Bond", some graduates go on to earn six figures.
ERVW TIL of Rupert Trimmingham, a black US Army soldier serving in WW2 who wrote a letter to the Army magazine about having to eat behind a train depot restaurant while German POWs were served inside in 1944, sparking support from other soldiers and contributing to the integration of the army in 1948.
4kDno TIL that a recording of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Boots" is used by the US Navy's Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) school to train troops on how to survive if they are captured and tortured
n6l7 TIL that there is an electric eel named Miguel Wattson in Tennessee Aquarium that sends pre-written tweets (@EelectricMiguel) whenever it emits electricity at a certain threshold.