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TIL there is a website with a life-size image of a blue whale that you can explore.

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gMDxL TIL about Belgian pie thrower Noël Godin who's pied the likes of Bill Gates and Nicolas Sarkozy. His sworn enemies are "authority, depressing laws, the return of moral order, nuclear power, and any form of political power." His pie of choice is a simple whipped cream and chocolate on a soft sponge.
yyep TIL a disco version of the Star Wars Theme became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977 - and held the spot for two weeks.
oEpR TIL Jack Black’s mother was one of the engineers who helped design the Hubble Space Telescope.
gMxY9 TIL About The Red Baron's Rules of Engagement – Eight Surprisingly Simple Air Combat Tricks Used to Conquer the Skies
Lk5Zm TIL scientists in 2005 placed dogs in suspended animation and brought them back to life. First they drained their blood and replaced it with a low-temperature solution. After three hours of clinical death, the dogs' blood was returned and their hearts were shocked, and the dogs came back to life.