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TIL alligators have permanently erect penises
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TIL about The Colour of Animals, an 1890 book which made the first comprehensive argument about why animals are coloured the way they are.
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TIL this abandoned, unfinished 50,000 square foot mega mansion on 32 acres in Wisconsin was built by Hollywood Video founder Mark Wattles. It was to feature an indoor sports court/pool and a 60-car subterranean garage. He spent $12 million and then never finished it...
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TIL When a coal mine catches fire, it burns for decades or even centuries. There are thousands of these fires across the world at any given moment.
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TIL The Nazis produced a film inside the Theresienstadt concentration camp to falsely show the International Red Cross that the inmates were being treated humanely, the camp was 'beautified' and wholesome activities were staged. After filming, most of the actors where sent to Auschwitz and executed.
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TIL the U.S. General Services Administration announced in 2023 that up to 6 lighthouses would be given away to entities willing to maintain and preserve them and make them available to the public. The lighthouses were no longer needed due to modern technology such as GPS.