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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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QJwVL TIL that the supercontinent Pangaea was not the first supercontinent. There were at least three before it
VDPG TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America’s number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans’ favorite drink.
p8yAA TIL that the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981 was motivated by a man trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, who was 18 at the time
WkXgo TIL that the English word for "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta". The biblical phrase, "alpha and omega", meaning "beginning and end", comes from the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "omega".
KObPG TIL: A chemical previously used in microwave popcorn bags caused “popcorn lung” a cancer mainly affecting workers inhaling diacetyl in microwave popcorn factories.