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TIL penguins covet pebbles, so much so that it leads some penguins to a life of crime

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Wko4Y TIL about Maximilian Kolbe, a Catholic priest during WW2. He was taken to Auschwitz where he later took the place of a stranger. Kolbe was starved for two weeks and then killed by an injection of carbolic acid.
kJBve TIL Somalia has the largest Camel population at an estimated six million within its borders and twice as many camels as Sudan.
p8xkp TIL the most common group of people who switch majors in American universities are people in STEM field majors who decided to quit and do a non-STEM major instead
RjZ4 TIL In 1960 a terrorist armed with a bomb tried to hijack Trans Australia Flight 408. The co-pilot punched him in the face and ripped the wires from the bomb saving all 49 passengers.
yVYLV TIL about the Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, an anarchist collective teaching people how to make DIY versions of expensive pharmaceuticals at a fraction of the cost. Four Thieves Vinegar Collective call what they do “right to repair for your body.”