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TIL Despite being apex predators, orcas do not see humans as prey and they are even docile to them in some circumstances. There are no modern reports of fatalities caused by wild orcas.

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xbMo TIL that the use of Santa Rosa High School in the horror film Scream (1996) was denied just days before filming was to begin. As a result, the city was blacklisted in Hollywood and a note included in the closing credits; “No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board”
BraKx TIL of the myth that during Neil Armstrong's moon walk he said "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky," in reference to a childhood neighbor whose wife said she'd perform oral sex on her husband "when the kid next door walks on the moon." The myth originated from a Buddy Hackett comedy routine.
648W TIL Rose Leslie (Ygritte in Game of Thrones) grew up in Lickleyhead Castle, her family’s 15th century ancestral seat in Aberdeen Scotland. She is a descendant of Charles II.
JDak TIL: The town of Delta, British Columbia Canada has the postal code “V4G1N4”
d8lNr TIL that the world’s oldest blockchain runs in the New York Times (pg 16 today BTW)