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TIL in 1985 a Soviet icebreaker rescued a large pod of beluga whales trapped by pack ice, leading them to safety by playing music to lure them out through the cleared channels.

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D1wD TIL that on Freddie Mercury’s final album before his death, he wrote and recorded a love song to Delilah, his cat.
OGyAY TIL 1 month is NOT equal to 4 weeks
9MkG TIL a child molester who appeared in over 200 photographs of abuse used a ‘digital swirl’ effect to hide his identity. He was caught after police reversed the effect.
xxv0 TIL the tradition of women in Bolivia wearing bowler hats dates back to the late 1800’s when a shipment meant for English workers were too small so they were given to the locals
wLJD8 TIL to be "anal retentive" originally referred to someone who took pleasure in retaining their feces