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TIL Indo-Pacific Sailfish are considered to be the fastest fish in the world, with speed in excess of 110km/h (68 mph) over short periods. It can grow to over 3.4m in total length and 100 kg in weight.

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N71vb TIL it is a common misconception that all sunflower heads track the Sun across the sky. While young sunflowers do exhibit the behavior, when it reaches maturity the sunflower will stay static usually towards an eastwards direction.
oxJL TIL that Izzy Einstein, an American prohibition-era federal agent, found booze within 35 seconds of his arrival in New Orleans
YOnr TIL C++ was originally called “C with Classes” when it was created in 1979. It was renamed as a pun involving the increment operator in 1983.
DZJr TIL Honey bee’s will only die after stinging mammals with thick skin, but can freely sting other insects such a spiders.
gMy1X TIL: The amount of radioactive cesium that was leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is about equal to 168 of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II.