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

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L4Xm TIL Louis C.K. lived in Mexico until he was seven, then moved to Boston. His first language was Spanish and didn’t learn English until moving to the US.
Q0ME TIL that the Nijō Palace in Kyoto has special floors that squeak when walked upon, a sound that is very similar to the Nightingale birds. So when attackers tried to kill the Shogun, they would give their position away, but would only think that the birds outside are chirping.
KA1Q TIL: The “armor” on most of the Knights in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was really silver-painted wool
e0605 TIL that Guy Fieri hates eggs. He will eat anything with eggs as an ingredient, but will not have eggs scrambled, sunny side up, or poached.
54XQ TIL the PO-2 is the only biplane with a documented kill of a jet fighter by making it slow down so much it crashed.