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TIL Penguins poop about every 8 minutes

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Ypwgd TIL the Darien Scheme in 1698 was Scotland’s sole attempt at colonization. The effort failed but cost £400k (£71m inflation-adjusted) – about 20% of the nation’s capital. It crippled Scotland’s economy and was a major factor in its Act of Union with England in 1707, thus forming the United Kingdom.
Og0L TIL the Galapagos Tortoise hunts birds by drawing them under its shell. It then withdraws its limbs, crushing the bird beneath its weight.
MexQ7 TIL Marilyn Monroe never intentionally posed for the first issue of Playboy. Hefner paid $500 to a Chicago calendar company for the photos which were taken 4 years earlier. Marilyn was paid $50 for the initial shoot and had to buy a copy of the magazine herself to see the photos.
EjZx TIL Suicides fell by 40% on weekends after IDF soldiers were stopped from taking their guns home with them on weekends.
jN7Bn TIL that bonito flakes are basically shaved fish jerky. Traditional katsuobushi is skipjack tuna preserved using smoke, caves, mold and the sun in a process that can take years. The fish is so tough that it is shaved with a katsuobushi kezuriki, which looks like a wood carving tool.