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TIL that Orcas chase and kill Blue Whales using pack tactics, distractions, and persistence hunting techniques.

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nWKwY TIL that prior to 1880, there was no official time in Great Britain. Cities would often keep their own time, different from neighboring cities. Also, GB was the first nation in the world to adopt a universal time.
wBN6 TIL there is a 5000 year old refrigeration technique using only principles of evaporation and humidity that can be produced with basic pottery, sand, a rag, and water.
4kLgN TIL that classically trained actor Christopher Lee released a heavy metal album based on the life of 7th century Emperor Charlemagne and released a follow-up album three years later.
kRL7 TIL Fabric softeners work by coating the fibres of your clothes in a layer of fat.
xVgXg TIL Sec. 1021 allows the president of the United States to militarily detain U.S. citizens without due process,