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TIL Dolphins come in just behind humans in brainpower - can demonstrate skills and awareness previously thought to be present only in humans.

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nP7 TIL the character of Peter Pan was based off of the author of the books’ older brother who died in an ice skating accident the day before his 14th birthday; and thus always remained a young boy in the eyes of his family.
e7pJ TIL that in 1937, MGM covered up the brutal rape of dancer Patricia Douglas and ruined her reputation and her life
lop4r TIL that while we don't consider pig milk to be a viable product for humans, the most expensive cheese ever sold was from a swine.
4X0jN TIL the Chorus (Aserejé, ja deje tejebe...) of The Ketchup Song (2002) is a spanish gibberish version of the Song "Rapper's Delight" (I said a hip hop, The hippie to the hippie...)
MeDkb TIL about Juneteenth: an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America.