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TIL the launching mechanism on an aircraft carrier could throw a pickup truck over a mile

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e0Z0g TIL Saturn, an American Alligator born in 1936, who is rumored to have been a favorite of Hitler. After the Battle of Berlin he was captured by the British and given to the Soviets. He was moved to Moscow Zoo after the war where he still lives today.
KOeVB TIL of the Sloot Digital Coding System which allegedly could compress a whole movie to 8kb, but the creator died before releasing the code and only parts of it have been recovered
W8ko TIL Gay penguin couples have been observed stealing eggs from other couple’s nests and replacing them with stones as a means to satisfy their natural urge to be parents
DQ9aV TIL about Lena Zavaroni, a Scottish singer who was the youngest person in history to have an album in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart at the age of 10, when she also performed with Frank Sinatra. She sadly died at the age of 35 from pneumonia following an operation to cure her depression.
Z8lxa TIL The biggest tea drinkers in the world are the East Frisians in the north west of Germany, consuming on average 300 liters (~79 gallons) of tea per person per year.