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TIL sperm whales sleep vertically.

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dePB TIL that Vermont (42% gun ownership rate) had the lowest rate of gun murders in 2010: only 2
yQx0M TIL that a spike in testosterone levels in the womb can increase a brain’s asymmetry, creating a greater incidence of left-handedness, autoimmune disorders, learning disorders, homosexuality, and talents in art, music, and languages
b9Opj TIL Daler Mehndi was told his music was only popular because his videos featured beautiful women dancing, so he released a music video featuring only himself. This video, "Tunak Tunak Tun", has more than double the views of any of his other videos on youtube (88M as of today).
b6EEp TIL Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was reportedly killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle that mistook his bald head for a rock, while he was staying outdoors to avoid a prophecy that he would die "by the fall of a house."
eN9D TIL: One night in 1998, activists from the Animal Liberation Front crept onto a farm in the New Forest, England. Their goal was to save a group of 6,500 minks. No sooner were they freed than the minks went on a rampage. Guinea pigs, cats, chickens, and water voles all fell victim to the mink hordes.