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TIL that some birds, particularly penguins, possess a supraorbital gland around their eye sockets that removes salt from their bloodstream, enabling them to safely drink seawater.

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N7oee TIL Ancient romans used to sell their pee, to be turned into ammonia for a variety of uses. Vespasian imposed a tax on urine collection, and responding to those who found it disgusting, he coined the phrase "Pecunia non olet"(money doesn't stink)
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
loWRa TIL that Thomas Edison really couldn't stand Mathematics. He struggled getting through Newton's Principia Mathematica and so made it a priority to hire mathematicians.
mOMO TIL that the price of college textbooks has risen faster than the price of houses and inflation. AND there is a company that provides FREE online college textbooks that are almost identical to the ones we are paying top-dollar for.
xV8rD TIL That a supernatural character was cut entirely from the 1994 hit film The Crow. The Skull Cowboy's actor had already shot several scenes in costume and was set to film many more, but with the tragic death of Brandon Lee the ability to film personable scenes together became impossible.