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TIL bottlenose dolphins have longest memory among non-humans - they can recognize whistles of their mates after being separated for more than 20 years

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rNA70 TIL a 1993 clan feud between 2 villages in China's Hunan province turned into all out warfare as the villagers armed themselves with homemade guns, dynamite and even cannons to settle old scores. They even constructed trenches and fortifications. After 34 hours, the police quashed the fighting.
QJabd TIL The phrase "The camera adds 10 pounds" is due to the focal length and barrel distortion of the camera, flattening out facial features and making straight lines appear curved
0wEN TIL that when John F. Kennedy asked Dutch foreign minister Joseph Luns what hobby he had, he replied “I fok horses”. The Dutch verb fokken meaning to breed.
b90la TIL that despite being universally considered part of Europe due to cultural and geopolitical reasons, the island of Sicily in Italy is actually part of the African Tectonic Plate.
5YWM9 TIL: Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave survived being torpedoed on three different ships on the same day; When Aboukir was going down he jumped and swam like mad to escape the suction. He was just getting on board the Hogue and she was torpedoed. He then swam to the Cressy and she was also torpedoed. [1914]