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TIL that when whales come up the surface of the ocean, they poop and that poop is responsible for providing fresh air. A whale’s survival is essential as an entire ecosystem depend on them.

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mKnY TIL when American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial questions to flush out German infiltrators in WWII, that American brigadier general Bruce Clarke was held at gunpoint for five hours after he said the Chicago Cubs were in the American League
wLOGE TIL the Manhattan Project which began in 1939 employed over 130,000 people & cost $2 billion USD — $22 billion adjusted for inflation
WrYB TIL that a fainting room was a private room, of which its main features/furniture were fainting couches, used during the Victorian era, to make women more comfortable during the home treatment of female hysteria. Fainting rooms were used for more privacy during home treatment pelvic massages.
0dJL1 TIL: Powdered milk is used as a prop on film industry to resemble cocaine, yes it’s snort it too.
nxYd TIL humans have an arc in the foot as a need to bear more weight due to bipedalism, apes on the other hand have flat feet.