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TIL Bill Gates wrote his high school’s class scheduling program. He modified it so that he was placed in classes with the “right” girls.

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5VAYk TIL in a 2021 study, orcas seemed to avoid pilot whales in the majority of the interactions documented around Iceland. "Occasionally things will get heated and the pilot whales will chase the killer whales at high speeds, with both species porpoising out of the water."
LkoAP TIL in Ontario, anyone living within 50km of a nuclear plant can order free iodine tablets for use in the event of a nuclear accident. Anyone within 10km receives them by mail automatically.
grP88 TIL Finland used a lot of resources and logistics during WW II to bring the fallen to their home parishes for a proper funeral, instead of using mass graves in the battlefield.
OGBv1 TIL that dozens of indigenous women have gone missing in and around the Yakama Reservation in Yakima, Washington, USA. Some have been found dead, and most cases are unsolved.
yQMLv TIL the Rock Hyrax, a small rabbit-like animal, is the closest living relative to elephants.