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

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XEdMk TIL that bananas aren't especially high in potassium when compared to other fruits and vegetables.
nepVW TIL With only two clubs, the smallest football (soccer) league in the world is the Isles of Scilly Football League on the Isles of Scilly, 40 km southwest of the English mainland.
pMAN TIL Sealand is a micronation that was founded on a abandoned sea fort
bWB4 TIL Some species of bamboo flower only once every 120 years, and they do it at exactly the same moment worldwide regardless of climate or location, then die.
yQjAM TIL that there have been several cases of whale carcasses bursting due to a buildup of gas in the decomposition process. In Nov 1970, when a dead whale was about to burst, a team blew it up using dynamite in an attempt to dispose of it. The explosion threw whale flesh over 800 feet (240 M) away!