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TIL Sperm Whales (The Largest Toothed Predators On Earth) Do Not Have Teeth In Their Upper Jaw But Sockets That Their Lower Teeth Fit Into.

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mg5Y TIL Daniel Inouye was an American soldier in WWII who got shot in the stomach while engaging 3 machine gun nests, then had his right hand blown off from a rifle grenade, and finally proceeded to pry out the grenade from his amputated hand and throw it in the nest.
Y7Pvv TIL Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
neMeW Today I learned about Belka and Strelka, the first living creatures to go into space
N7Q0M TIL: In 1963, major league baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, an hour after Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon, Perry hit is first, and only, home run while playing for the San Francisco Giants.
RQl7 TIL That Miniature Australian Shepherds have such a strong herding tendency that they’ll try to herd little children