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TIL The Espionage Act of 1917 allows the U.S government to forbid a whistleblower to state his motives to a jury - including when the motives serve the public.

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p8nPb TIL that the US Navy trains dolphins for protection and search capabilities. The dolphins are transported in special pools on ships and are cared for for the rest of their lives, even after being retired
0kMA TIL The U.S is ranked 5th in the list of Spanish speaking countries by population and is ahead of countries like Peru, Venezuela and Chile.
78aLP TIL that Cecil Fielder and his son Prince Fielder are tied for 126th on the Major League Baseball home run list, with each having scored 319 in their career.
0w50N TIL America's last wooly Mammoths died of thirst 15 000 years ago after the land bridge to Russia eroded stranding them on a small, remote island Alaskan Island.
9w0ZM TIL during the negotiations to end the Spanish-American War, Spain originally rejected the US demand for the whole of the Philippines and wanted to cede only Mindanao or the Sulu Islands. US negotiators responded by proposing to pay $20 million for the whole of the Philippines, which Spain accepted.