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TIL that penguins propose to their mate during the courtship stage.

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D1J7r Today I learned how to speak Enchanting Table. The Standard Galactic Alphabet, or SGA, was featured in the game 'Commander Keen'. It can be easily translated and is included in the Minecraft 2013 Annual
rNGDd TIL Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch is the name of a town in Wales.
VjXm TIL during World War 1, Alvin York pretty much single handedly attacked a German machine gun nest, killing 20 and captured 132 solders. His actions made him one of the most decorated solders in the US Army, earning medals not only from the US, but also France, Italy, and Montenegro.
M7ya8 TIL of the Streisand effect, which is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead backfires by increasing awareness of that information.
x6bNg TIL there are remains of an ancient, extinct volcano in New Jersey.