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TIL that orcas have been targeting great whites, putting them into tonic immobility, and eating their livers.

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9Y08Q TIL that there are farmers who schedule planting, cultivating and harvesting of crops based on moon phases
Op91 TIL The stereotypical American southern accent is an aristocratic British accent with a southern lilt.
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