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TIL that The Real Moby Dick Was So Much Worse. A tale of cannibalism, murder and the lasting effects of trauma on a seemingly cursed boat and it’s crew

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PX7Z TIL the oldest person ever lived to 122 years old and smoked cigarettes until age 117.
jDpN TIL that the red panda is so unique, it has no close relatives. It’s the only living species in its genus AND family.
xVMQ0 TIL that writing a giant SOS on a beach has the added advantage of being an ambigram: SOS can be read right side up or upside down
j6ZdE TIL That the "www" prefix is just a regular subdomain with no other technical purpose, has never been a requirement and became the standard unintentionally.
5WoD TIL an FBI informant investigating corruption in LA jail was transferred to different jails, kept in isolation, held under various aliases, and watched around the clock to prevent FBI handlers from finding him. The corruption included brutality and staging “gladiator style fights” between inmates.