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TIL that some orcas prey on dolphins

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JYoMv TIL that brine lakes exist at the bottom of the ocean. It is heavier than water and extremely toxic, since there are many chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide and methane in it.
w9g8 TIL the oldest animal ever was a 507 year old mollusc called Ming. It died because the British researchers who found it didn’t realize how old it was, so they froze it for research purposes
VMAYQ TIL about the organisation that lets you “buy” an acre of threatened rainforest for around $100 to protect it from deforestation.
Y1j7 TIL maple syrup has more calcium than milk
kOMm7 TIL, before recordings were available, music stores employed song pluggers. These people were pianists or singers that would play any song on request so patrons could have a preview before buying the sheet music.