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TIL that Orcas are the supreme predators in the ocean and Great White Sharks are terrified of them

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696Wl TIL if you play Star Wars music on Spotify (on PC) the song progress bar changes to a lightsaber, which styles can be changed if you click on it
g6vX TIL that even though SONY is known around the world for mostly selling electronics, it’s insurance division is the major source of profit for the company while the electronics divisions is losing money.
KOxkQ TIL in 2015, 100-year-old pub, The Carlton Tavern was illegally demolished by greedy developers. The pub was the only building in the street to survive the Blitz during World War II; because of that was subsequently ordered to be rebuilt brick by brick by the developer.
PrAZ TIL that 555 is how Thais laugh via text message as “5” is pronounced “hâa” in Thai, and also how Chinese cry via text as “5” is pronounced “wu”.
mx5Qx TIL a massive earthquake struck Japan in 1923, causing a fire tornado that incinerated 38,000 people in 15 minutes and was so hot, people's feet were melted to the ground and they could not run away.