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TIL there was a prehistoric whale that hunted other whales.

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9AV6 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt III was the only General on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops. At 56, he was the oldest man in the invasion, and the only man to serve with his son on D-Day at Normandy
dDE99 TIL - CDC has a plan in case of zombie apocalipse.
epwD TIL the famous “We can do it!” WWII propaganda poster only achieved popularity during the 1980’s. During the war, it was strictly internal to Westinghouse, displayed only during February 1943, and was not for recruitment but to exhort already-hired women to work harder.
ZGnp TIL that Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, fulfilled a promise he made to his daughter Tracy by writing her initials on a moon rock. Those initials will probably remain there for thousands of years.
OomDX TIL that a parking garage in Derby, UK was once listed by BBC Focus as one of the 10 most secure locations in the world, along with Fort Knox, Air Force One, and Area 51.