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TIL that ducks and ostriches produce erections by pumping lymphatic fluid (rather than blood) into their penis

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4XZO5 TIL that the UK invaded Iceland on May 10, 1940, fearing that the Germans would invade it first. Despite a shortage of weapons, an only partially trained force of 746 newly activated Marines, and a lack of surprise, the British were victorious. No one was injured, except for one UK suicide.
wLExM TIL that when fans asked Steve Martin for an autograph in the 80’s he would give them a business card that said “This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and that you found me warm, polite, intelligent and funny.”
GYo1 TIL In 2007, an unmanned yacht was discoverd drifting off the coast of Australia. The engine was running, a laptop was running, the radio and GPS were working and a meal was set to eat, but the three-man crew were not on board.
nyQr TIL An Italian NGO decided to teach Zambians how to grow food and paid locals to grow tomatoes in a fertile valley that lacked agriculture.When the tomatoes grew large and ripe, 200 hippos came out from the river and ate everything. “That’s why we have no agriculture here”, Zambians explained
GEoj TIL that a 20 year-old book titled “Foundations of Geopolitics” outlined Russian goals to annex Ukraine, separate the UK from the rest of Europe, and foment racial and isolationist groups in the U.S.