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TIL that cemeteries cause pollution of groundwater due to the decay of corpses

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RKDQ TIL Dolphins can communicate with one another over a telephone, and appear to know who they are talking. In one experiment carried in an aquarium in Hawaii, the mother and her two-year-old calf in another tank, connected by a special underwater audio link, recognized each other and “talked”.
X07dk TIL when Johnny Watson released his song “Space Guitar” in 1954, the song received a puzzled "??" instead of a numeric rating by Billboard. Today, the song is recognized as a groundbreaking achievement, which inspired musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Bo Diddley, and many more.
PYNBw Today I learned that the Irish call the cupboard that the domestic hot water tank is in the “hot press”
9wgxp TIL that in 2018, David McNamara, a football/soccer referee in the Women's Super League in England, was suspended by the Football Association for using Rock Paper Scissors to determine a kickoff after he had realized he had forgotten the coin used for the coin toss.
Kvw6 TIL a man in prison killed 2 of his prisonmates and vowed to continue killing if not given the death penalty. He chose the electric chair and was executed in 2013. His last words were “kiss my ass”.