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TIL on average dolphins rape about 14 people a year

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kOV51 TIL The Cullinan diamond, found in 1905, is the largest diamond ever discovered at 3,106 carat. A fake diamond was transported from South Africa to England via a guarded ship, while the real diamond was simply sent in the mail in a plain box.
GYrlN TIL the oldest known written complaint is from ancient Babylon written c. 1750 BC. In it, a customer named Nanni complains to the merchant Ea-Nasir about the low quality of his copper as well as him being rude to Nanni's servent who had to pass through enemy territory only to be refused a refund.
OGk44 TIL that Aldi employees used to memorise the price of every item in store; the stores used to only stock 650 items and saved money on electronic sales systems to keep prices down. Aldi employees were paid much more than other supermarket workers, but those who failed 'the test' were sacked.
E1WQV TIL about "glacier mice": fuzzy green balls of moss that form on top of glaciers and move like a herd of rodents
d8Z4j TIL the historical inaccuracies in the movie U-571 caused so much controversy it ended up being condemned in British Parliament. Americans did not capture the Enigma machine. The code had been broken years before they entered the war.