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TIL that grandma killer whales increase the survival of the pack by letting their daughters mate while taking care of their grandoffspring

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R75w9 TIL: Nirvana played a concert in Beunos Aires where the crowd threw mud and trash at the all-girl opening act. Kurt Cobain was so upset that he sabotaged the show by playing mostly lesser known songs and teasing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' without ever playing it.
yAdl TIL of Myiamoto Musashi. A samurai from the 16th century, won over 60 duels, fought in 2 wars and is credited with inventing the art of psyching out your opponent and dual wielding katana, he killed his first man at the age of 13.
wL7D7 TIL about the book 'Comfort women of the Empire', by a korean historian who was the first to interview the Korean comfort women for the japanese army.
kOnaW TIL that in Australia, burger king restaurants are called 'Hungry Jacks' as a small chip shop had claimed that name
GAGa1 TIL the music from an anti-piracy ad was stolen and used for more ads. The composer successfully sued for piracy and won 165,000 euros.