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TIL Roman Abramovich’s super yacht Eclipse has a missile defence system fitted as a security measure

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oBoJR TIL that Gentoo penguins propose to one another with pebbles
a8Ney TIL that after the Papal States were lost and Rome was annexed to Italy in 1870, the Pope became a self-imposed prisoner within the Vatican. This situation lasted until the Lateran Treaty in 1929, which established Vatican City as an independent sovereign entity.
1adyW TIL that Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, and contained whole lettuce leaves meant to be picked up and eaten with your hands
0woON TIL a sexually mature male duck is called a drake
E0W7 TIL Kim Jong-il, according to North Korean media, didn’t need to urinate or defecate. Just one of many amazing traits he reportedly had.