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TIL that you can tickle penguins and they laugh.

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newrB TIL sloths move so slow that alagae will grow on them giving them the green tint they have on their fur
LQOGm TIL that the original version of ‘Oh My Darling Clementine’ written in 1884 had some seriously dark lyrics. The third to last verse reads, “In a churchyard near the canon where the myrtle doth entwine Grow the roses in their posies fertilized by Clementine.” Fourth to last is also quite dark.
nWyx7 TIL it's been observed that pilot fish can form sort of symbiotic relationships with sharks. In fact, if their shark is caught, the pilot fish will follow the boat that took it and become distressed when it can't find it or isn't near its "ghost" shark.
GYgpg TIL in 2014, a stalker trespassed on Keanu Reeves' home. Keanu calmly talked to the stalker and called the police, who arrived and arrested her. Three days later, a second stalker made her way into his home, took a shower in his bathroom and swam naked in his pool.
78WlP TIL that since 2016, there are more American tourists in Iceland than Icelanders themselves