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TIL that some orcas prey on dolphins

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Rr18 TiL the Mediterranean filled in just 2 years when the Atlantic breached what we know as the straight of Gibraltar.
vPLpx TIL that the 1962 space-age pop album Latin-esque was recorded with halves of the orchestra in a different studio, separated by almost a city block. It was done to enhance the album's stereo effect, to achieve an exaggerated spatial image.
R7VP9 TIL renowned British comedian John Cleese is worth less than his ex-wife after having to pay her $19.7 million during the divorce.
1V97 TIL the makers of The Dark Side of Chocolate erected a giant screen next to the headquarters of Nestle, the biggest giant in the industry, after they refused to view their film about the widespread use of child slaves in the cocoa industry.
Q1ap TIL a pricing dispute over bamboo poles led to a war that killed 21 million people