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TIL when whales die and sink, their carcasses, known as "Whale falls", provide a bounty of nutrients for deepwater creatures

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D1nEg TIL in 2017 it was demonstrated that pop songs are getting dumber and more repetitive by running the lyrics through a data compression algorithm
ADAY7 TIL the world's foremost expert on ants chose to study ants because when he begun his entomology career in 1947, insect pins were hard to come by due to WWII metal shortages. Unlike other insects, ants are stored in vials, not pinned.
xVoek TIL about a 21-year old Georgia woman who took a 2 hour college exam while in labor in the hospital. Once finished she delivered a healthy baby.
MekvV TIL that Jimi Hendrix' Electric Ladyland, The Beatles' White Album, The Kinks' Village Green, and The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet were all released within a span of less than two months
KY9Ya TIL the first video game in which jiggly breasts were a notable feature was "Fatal Fury 2," released in 1992.