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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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LQvQP TIL predation by wasps can cause the eggs of red-eyed tree frogs attached to the leaves of trees to hatch immediately, allowing the tadpole to escape by falling into the water below
a8jvJ TIL that Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that helped prevent famine and is credited with saving over 1.2 billion lives. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.
ddr9 TIL that Mark Twain published two dime novels, Tom Sawyer - Detective, and Tom Sawyer Abroad, to cash in on the popularity of pulp fiction and Jules Verne-style science fiction, some two decades after the title character’s debut
R74Jl TIL in the late 19th century, the Sears catalog used to offer a heroin kit, two vials of heroin included, for only $1.50 - slightly less than 50 2019 dollars.
0bep TIL that Stephen Spielberg held onto the script for Schinlder’s List for a decade before he began filming as he didn’t feel mature or experienced enough to do it justice. During this time, he offered the script to numerous directors including Polanski, Pollack and Scorsese who all turned it down.