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TIL male penguins don’t have penises and penguins just kind of “rub holes” to have sex.

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Zpy8v TIL in 1993 Mattel's Barbie division accidentally released a Gay Ken doll. Despite being quickly recalled, it remains the best selling Ken doll of all time
LQWP9 TIL the word candidate comes from the Latin word for white; candidus, because Roman senators wore white togas.
0wmyA TIL about "Ludonarrative dissonance," which is a term used to describe when a video game's narrative conflicts with its gameplay. As an example, in BioShock, the theme of self-interest comes through its gameplay while promoting the opposing theme of selflessness through its narrative.
REDj TIL that in 2005, an Ethiopian girl was kidnapped and beaten by 7 men until a pride of lions chased her attackers off. The lions then stayed and defended her until help arrived.
5YQBp TIL Tyrannosaurus rex was originally thought to have walked fully upright like a kangaroo, and was posed this way in numerous books and movies until the 1970s. Jurassic Park helped present a revised depiction of its posture to the public.