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Today I learned that the male penguin collects small stones to offer to the female as part of courtship

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XEXOD TIL. There is a program for severely autistic children that is having a remarkable rate of Improvement. The Son Rise program.
wLZp8 TIL that Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two men who reached Mount Everest, didn't know when his exact birthday was. After his ascent of Everest on 29 May 1953, he decided to celebrate his birthday on that day thereafter.
Jr58 TIL - Moray eels (along with many other species) have a second fully-functioning set of extendable jaws at the base of their throat. They alternate biting and pulling with these so that the meal is never released as they attempt to swallow live prey.
epyYL TIL that despite the blue-ringed octopus's deadly reputation, they have only managed to kill sixteen people so far.
wLd8Y TIL that “Double Stuf” Oreos only contain 1.86 times the filling of a regular Oreo.