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TIL that researchers in South Africa encountered seals that forcibly copulated with King Penguins and on one occasion the penguin was killed and devoured as well.

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DQDeD TIL that blind individuals can opt for a guide horse instead of a guide dog. Miniature horses are an alternative for those who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog.
nWyXb TIL that Emma Gibson, frozen as an embryo in 1992, was born in 2017 to a mother who was born in 1991
kJW71 TIL that honeybees who consume a nectar that includes grayanotoxins can produce a special honey called "mad honey." Ingesting this honey causes violent drunkenness and disorientation.
0wlGy TIL that in 1910, black sailors of the Brazilian navy mutinied and gained control of all of Brazil's large battleships. They then used the threat of bombarding Rio de Janeiro to successfully force the abolition of the slavery-like conditions they suffered under in the navy.
b6MpQ TIL In his Inaugural address, President James Buchanan declared that the turmoil surrounding slavery was “happily, a matter of but little practical importance”. By the end of his four-year term, seven states had seceded from the Union, and civil war was imminent.