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TIL that dolphins are known to engage in non-reproductive sexual behavior, including masturbation, genital stimulation with flippers or rostrums, and even homosexual contact.

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QJrxe TIL that Mississippi did not officially ratify the 13th amendment (ending slavery) until 2013.
M5bb TIL that during the My Lai Massacre, an American helicopter pilot intervened and carried wounded children to safety after arguing with American forces. The US government condemned and ostracized the pilot, who ended up suffering from PTSD.
QNWkp TIL the CFA franc, originally known Franc of the French Colonies in Africa, is still the currency of 14 African nations.
QJ519 TIL that Spain has been in the wrong time zone for 7 decades. Spain's dictator Francisco Franco set the country's clocks an hour ahead in World War II in order to be aligned with Nazi Germany, and the change was never reverted.
OGNZL TIL that Russell M. Nelson, the late president of the Mormon Church, was also a pioneering open heart surgeon.