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TIL a blue whale's heart can weigh in excess of 1,300 lbs and be the size of a small car. Their hearts beat at a rate of 8–10 beats per minute and can be heard from over 2 miles away.

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VM15p TIL Homer Simpson and many other characters in the works of Matt Groening have the middle initial J as an homage to Rocky and Bullwinkle creator Jay Ward, who gave many of his own characters the same middle initial.
O5lY TIL Indiana State Congress once tried to legislate the value of Pi at 3.2 instead of 3.14159…
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