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TIL Killer whales can and do regularly eat swimming moose.

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LQ0od TIL Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott got his drill stuck on the moon during an experiment. When he reached a depth of 5.3 feet, lunar soil particles rode up the helix of the drill bit and halted its momentum, postponing his task. The drill chuck was later auctioned for almost $50,000 in 2016
n6m9 TIL a 22-year-old Washington man was arrrested on a misdemeanor pot charge and was left to die in his jail cell after guards ignored his food allergies
OooxX TIL of the Norwegian immigrant and WWII vet Andrew Haines who requested and was granted a Viking funeral by the U.S. Coast Guard.
PmAO TIL that Joseph Stalin ordered his top scientists to create a hybrid ape-man. In the dictator’s eyes, this hybrid man would be the greatest solider, capable of great strength but with an underdeveloped brain so as to be easily controlled.
J1YEV TIL despite initially targeting the youth, 49.3% of the audience of Japanese hit "Your Name" were people of older generations