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TIL dolphins have personal names: unique whistles to which they respond, even when sound is synthesized.

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b9ej0 TIL that during construction of the Taj Mahal, a massive brick scaffold was built, and estimates said it would take years to dismantle after completion. According to legend, the Shah declared that anyone could keep the bricks from the scaffold, and it was dismantled overnight by peasants.
4kavR TIL that phage therapy, a treatment using viruses to kill bacteria, was largely abandoned in the West after the discovery of antibiotics but continued to be used in the Soviet Union. Today, it's making a comeback as a potential solution to antibiotic-resistant infections.
a8B8Z TiL that Juror #2 from "12 Angry Men" also was the voice actor behind Piglet in Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" films from the 60's all the way up to the early 2000's.
vPVDj TIL The Italian invasion of France during the Second World War resulted in only a few hundred French casualties, in contrast the Italians lost over 2000 men to frostbite alone.
Y7pQB TIL Odin and Loki would make fun of each other by bringing up their sex lives. Odin would make fun of Loki for enjoying the form of a mare in order to produce great horses, and Loki made fun of Odin for enjoying seið magic, which often involved being the passive receiver of sexual penetration.