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TIL Penguin poop will change Antarctica's ecosystem. Their nutrient rich poop can one day support plant and animals which currently can't survive in Antarctica.

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a86gA TIL that the first national spelling championship was held in 1908, 17 years before the first Scripps National Spelling Bee, and was won by a 14-year-old black girl named Marie C. Bolden, who won with a perfect score.
dDDw8 TIL that in 2013 snipers opened fire on the Metcalf Power Substation in San Jose, California. In just under 10 minutes, they disabled 17 transformers and caused $15m in damages. The attackers are still unknown and the motive is still unknown.
YpJQr TIL that an inmate serving a life term for molesting and killing a 10-year-old girl named Katie got "Katie's Revenge" tattooed across his forehead by other inmates.
ZpG4G TIL there used to be an award for Typography in film
OoDGR TIL In the early 1900’s, a man named Earl Richardson was working for his local power utility in Ontario, CA as a meter reader. He enjoyed electricity and experimented with a number of different items. In 1911, he invented the first heating pad, which he called the “El Warmo.”