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TIL That fulmars, a type of seabird, vomit a putrid fishy oil on their assailants in self-defense. Not only does it smell horrific, but it’s lethal to predatory birds because it permanently glues their feathers together.

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LkbeQ TIL that 'Keep Calm and Carry On' was produced by the MOI of British Government to be issued in the event of the Second World War. But it was never officially issued and very few original designs have remained.
Pgee TIL a dolphin named Pelorus Jack regularly guided ships in New Zealand through treacherous waters until his disappearance in 1912.
D1Q6V TIL that one of the main engineers behind NASA's Challenger rocket, which exploded in 1986, revealed that after NASA would not heed his warnings against launching in the cold weather, he told his wife the night before the launch, "It's going to blow up."
epeA6 TIL Los del Río, the artist who performed "Macarena" were formed in 1962, the year before the Beatles released their first album
eGlJ TIL a group of grown men made a shot-by-shot remake of an iCarly episode. Seemingly, for no reason whatsoever.