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TIL That there is a school of Santas! It is in Midland where men are taught sign language and other skills, for playing their character!!

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d8XoB TIL some fish can climb walls. In April 2015, scientists observed several armoured catfish climbing walls of a cave in Ecuador. It's also the first time catfish are found to evolve to water bodies underground.
Z8yBp TIL the "Awww but he's so cute" has led to a breed of dogs (pugs/bulldogs) suffering from "... breathing problems, eye prolapses, overheating, dental crowding and skin-fold dermatitis", vets say.
e9Qb TIL: World of Beer has an internship, called “Drink it Interns,” that pays $12,000 for four months to travel, drink beer and write about it. Plus all travel paid for!
X8Z8 TIL that the classic PC game “Baldur’s Gate” was developed, alongside its engine, in 18 months by a team of 60 people who had never worked on a video game before.
D1MVP TIL that one of the first crimes recorded in Antarctica was at the USSR's Vostok Station, where one scientist attacked another with an ice axe after losing a game of chess.