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TIL that dolphins can sleep under water by closing one eye, resting ½ of their brain and using the other half to breathe and watch for danger

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wY81 TIL It costs $12,500 to deport a single illegal immigrant in the United States.
BgRYd TIL Bryan Adams co-wrote two songs for KISS that appear on their "Creatures of the Night" album (1982). Adams shares credit with Canadian songwriter Jim Vallance and Gene Simmons for the songs "War Machine" and "Rock and Roll Hell."
8amXa TIL Actress Ruth Wilson’s grandfather, Alexander Wilson, was a serial bigamist, spy, and MI6 officer. She portrayed her own grandmother, Alison, in a three part drama series about the discovery of his parallel lives.
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