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TIL: Scotland actually has dolphins, not just any dolphins but the worlds largest bottlenose dolphins.

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JYyjk TIL: Quaker Oats fed radioactive milk and oatmeal to unsuspecting special needs kids under the guise of a science club in order to find out how beneficial certain nutrients were in their oats.
Y7eOG TIL that the film 'Jaws' caused neurosis in a viewer. After trouble sleeping and anxiety, she began screaming "Sharks! Sharks!" with convulsions. A study found that 'Jaws' is unusually effective among films in causing stress; whether its suspense, gore, or music is the cause is unclear.
v1Z77 TIL famed EC Comics artist John Severin refused to draw any horror stories for moral reasons. When publisher William Gaines suggested he was making excuses and just couldn't draw the style, Severin drew something so horrific that it gave Gaines nightmares.
rNnJw TIL Spanish is the only language that uses inverted question mark (¿) and exclamation mark (¡)
Z850Q TIL that Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert ran for Congress in 1982 and won, but died of cancer before taking his seat. He publicly disclosed his illness during the campaign.