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TIL Dolphins call each other by “name”.

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P1kLE TIL: The biggest company to ever exist was East India Company, at its peak it account for half of the world's trade.
MewAB TIL the Greek question mark is nearly identical to the semicolon, to the point that its Unicode representation is, in practice, equivalent
8XNP TIL that Teddy Roosevelt would regularly go skinny dipping in the Potomac. Once while out on a walk with Gifford Pinchot and the French Ambassador, the three proceeded to jump in, however the French Ambassador kept on his gloves. When asked why, he responded, “We might meet ladies.“
mgrO TIL that research has shown that adult playfulness increases a person’s sexiness
OoLY7 TIL officials in New York City have killed over 70,000 birds to date since the US Airways Flight 1549 accident (also known as the "Miracle on the Hudson"), in order to prevent similar accidents