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TIL that between 2020 and 2023, there were over 500 orca attacks on boats around Spain, committed by as few as just 15 different orcas

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nWvwB TIL that some Mormyridae (also called [african] freshwater elephant fish] have the highest brain-to-body ratio of any vertebrates. Specifically Gnathonemus petersii have a much higher one than humans. They also use complex electrical ("radio") signals to communicate with each other.
QJe1a TIL In the Philippines, cutting plants of scenic value on public grounds is punishable by an imprisonment of 6 months, 1 day as minimum to 8 years as maximum.
Drjv TIL David Ortiz once finished 3rd in the Boston mayoral race solely through write in votes
9jWM TIL: The first use of the phrase “May the Fourth be with you” was by a Danish political party which placed a congratulatory advertisement in The London Evening News when Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister on May 4th 1979, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.”
edQL TIL that someone survived a cardiac arrest and 2 hours and 45 min of CPR thanks to the help of bystanders and an automatic chest-compression system.