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TIL that Crested Auklets smell like tangerines and when they mate, other birds in the colony will surround them as vocal spectators and jockey positions to get close.

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R7P4w TIL: A Hawaiian company that had the contract to dispose of illegal fireworks decided to manually disassemble each firework by hand with metal tools. (4 workers were killed)
We9X TIL there are ten million stateless people in the world today, not considered nationals by any country on Earth
nWgVr TIL Ireland's population peaked in the census of 1841 with over 8 million people. It never recovered from the long lasting effects of the potato famine. Was at 4 million for half a century. Today, it's at 7.2 million, having not fully recovered almost 2 centuries post famine
j6E7v TIL that Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame. His career span 13 years in which he suffered only one defeat in his 300 or so contests.
m1v8v TIL Snoop Dogg wanted to rent the country of Liechtenstein for 1 day for his song clip, but could not rent the country because he reported late to the country