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TIL that Postman Pat was fired by the Royal Mail in 2000 because "he no longer fits in with the company's corporate image." Pat Clifton branched out in to SDS courier services and to this day the Royal Mail brand no longer features on any of his vehicles.

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a8GrJ TIL that female Adélie penguins trade stones for sex during a shortage of stones. Extra-pair copulation often occurs at the male's nesting site, after which the female takes one or more stones. In contrast, when it occurs at the female's nesting site, the male doesn’t take a stone.
ZjJ4 TIL Bob Marley could have halted the spred of his cancer but refused to have his toe amputated for religious reasons
R71x8 TIL that coffee "half-and-half" refers to a combination of equal parts heavy whipping cream and whole milk
BrX8e TIL when Cher was in fifth grade, she directed a musical for her school. When the boys didn't want to participate, she acted the male roles and sang their songs.
Z81Y4 TIL that “World’s quietest rally race” exists: it’s a rally race which only the electric vehicles can participate in and it’s held annualy in Croatia, the birthplace of Nikola Tesla - ingenious inventor who discovered and developed alternating current electricity we use today