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TIL Dolphins name each other, and call each other by name.

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epwBb TIL Cats have little to no ability to taste sweetness
kjVW TIL During WWII, India produced the largest volunteer Army in world history, over 2.5 million men. Winston Churchill called their bravery “Unsurpassed”, with at least 38 Indians awarded the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.
nWrKd TIL people living near a former atomic weapon plant in Washington state have increased thyroid cancer rates and nervous system tumors
W7x9 TIL during a plane ride with the entire WCW roster that was experiencing extreme turbulence, Randy Savage broke the tension by saying “Just think of the rating the memorial show’s gonna draw, boys – OOOH, YEAH!”.
N7JP6 TIL that NASCAR oval tracks are run counterclockwise because the Brits run their horse races clockwise and America runs left to spite the king.