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TIL that the blue whale is the biggest animal to have ever existed on Earth, surpassing even the biggest of dinosaurs

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R7MY8 TIL of thioacetone, a chemical compound so pungent that when it was accidentally released in 1889, people started vomiting, suffered nausea and even unconsciousness up to 750 metres (0.47 miles) away.
dwnQ TIL the world’s fastest street legal car can go from 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. That car? An electrical 1972 Datsun (repurposed)
YKyd TIL Charles Darwin suffered from agoraphobia (panic disorder). He suffered constant nausea, trembling, and crying; rendering him virtually bedridden from the age of 30 until his death. His disorder was so severe he even avoided conversations with his own children.
wL5d6 TIL: Loneliness is a greater public health hazard than obesity
m1o4Y TIL: Typing "--" on an iPhone keyboard instantly creates an em dash (—). Fun fact: This specific punctuation mark is so commonly used by LLMs that its frequency is often used to spot AI-generated content.