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TIL that the world's sperm whale population consumes almost as much seafood, by weight, as humanity.

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5wZD TIL he world record for longest, most accurate shot with a bow is made by an armless man, hitting the target 230 yards away.
JRg1 TIL the USS Pueblo crewmen stuck up their middle finger in photos when they were captured in North Korea. They said it was a “Hawaiian Good Luck sign”. Then the TIME magazine ran a photo and wrote the real explanation. The next day the Koreans found out what it meant, and the crewmen were tortured.
olYR TIL that during the WWI First Battle of the Marne, French reinforcements were transported to the front from Paris using a fleet of taxis, running up a fare of 70,012 francs.
b9wDa TIL the expression “sweating like a pig” makes absolutely zero sense. Pigs are physically incapable of sweating.
PY6jw TIL that acclaimed UK/US author Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding for 10 years after Iran issued a death warrant against him for writing "The Satanic Verses", spent much of that time playing Super Mario Bros. The game's influence can be seen in the two children’s novels he wrote for his sons.