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TIL there are at least 10 different types of Orca (Killer) Whales

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wQe7 TIL Prince used a picture of Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince for a 2013 album cover
9bPD TIL that the first music “streaming” service was invented in 1897. People in New York could call up the Telharmonium, an electric organ that took up the entire floor of a building, which would play live music through their phone speakers.
XxPQ TIL scientists still don’t fully understand Triboluminescence, the phenomenon responsible for making wintergreen Life Savers glow in the dark
5YK9P TIL a pony in Cornwall, England named "Fat Boy" broke out of his stable into a nearby garden with another pony, got drunk from munching on fallen fermenting apples, and fell into a swimming pool. Fire crews spent 2 hrs building a set of hay steps in the pool & hoisted Fat Boy out with harnesses.
1a4o7 TIL Otter capable of killing and eat alligator by drastically wearing out the gator in the fight. The lactic acid build up in the body would intoxicate the gator, eventually killing it. The otter then rips the alligator hide off with its razor sharp claws and eats the gator organs.