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TIL Dolphins are actually small whales

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4n06 TIL: Sea Otters have a pouch that they use to keep their favorite rock.
7ra7x Trees can grow in orbit, but good luck finding a pot big enough on the Space Station…
X05yR TIL Abraham Lincoln was kicked in the head by a horse at age 9, almost severed a thumb with an axe, got frostbite on his feet, clubbed on the head during a robbery, had malaria and smallpox, and experienced the death of his mother, sister, and 2 sons. He suffered from melancholy(clinical depression)
dDy5B TIL in 2023 The Beatles 'final' song together, "Now and Then", became their 18th No. 1 single in the UK & the fastest-selling vinyl single of this century. In addition, it set the record for longest gap between No. 1 singles: 54 years. Their previous No. 1 was "The Ballad of John and Yoko" in 1969.
wo68Y TIL that the total mass of the asteroid belt is significantly less than Pluto's