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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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91bp TIL the asparagus we eat is actually the young shoot of the asparagus plant, which can grow up to 5ft tall and bears poisonous berries.
M7LA TIL the word “perks” is an abbreviation of the word perquisite.
B8JW TIL that when he was wounded, Thomas Baker ordered his squad to leave him propped against a tree, with a pistol and eight bullets. Later, American forces found the now-deceased Baker in the same spot, holding an empty pistol, with eight dead Japanese soldiers lying around him.
awp6y TIL that Ireland’s biggest football stadium uses Harris hawks to control the skies so seagulls won’t enter the stadium during the matches or after the clean up.
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