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TIL that a Nat Geo photographer was “adopted” by a leopard seal in Antarctica that tried to teach him how hunt penguins. When he didn’t catch on, she tried to feed him.

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JY6oB TIL about this parasite called Toxoplasma gondii that changes the behavior in its hosts in weird ways. In humans, it is said to infect 50% of the population, and could be responsible for having neurotic diseases like bipolar and depression, and psychotic diseases like schizophrenia.
4kg TIL that Tesla said that if you stick a rod far enough into space the temperature difference would create an electrical current and a motor could be run off it and that this (while not doing any work itself) did not violate the second law of thermodynamics.
vZAx TIL that Hack the System blogger Maneesh Sethi hired women from Craigslist to yell and slap him for procrastinating or getting off task from his work. His work productivity went up and he improved at his job.
VAR0 TIL first aid training is required to be able to obtain a driver’s license in Germany. This is administered to ensure that in the event of a road accident other drivers will be able to assist.
DQNJY TIL that the death rate for RAF bomber crews during WW2 was nearly 50%