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TIL Killer whales aren't whales. Despite being named whales, they are the largest species of Dolphins.

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KedJ TIL Game of Thrones has a profound effect on porn consumption. During the lead-up and immediately following the Season 6 premiere, searches on Pornhub involving Game Of Thrones shot up 370%, while traffic dropped considerably when the premiere aired.
9vom TIL that the discoverer of penicillin also warned us early on about the possibility of antibiotic resistant bacteria due to misuse of antibiotics.
78n9M TIL that John Surratt, a friend of John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirator in Lincoln's assassination, never faced any criminal or civil repercussions for his actions.
d8JQB TIL Nintendo started as a Card Company in 1889 and launched Hanafuda Cards and these cards were actually used in Japan as a replacement of Gambling Cards as they were banned by Japanese Government
Q7Gk TIL That a British Airways flight experienced a blown windshield at 17,000 feet, the pilot was thrown out of the cockpit and was left half in the cockpit and half out. The pilot suffered only minor injuries, even after he was presumed dead.