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TIL that a penguin has served in the Norwegian army and has received knighthood

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J1rrv TIL Winnie-the-Pooh was originally named "Edward." They renamed the stuffed bear Winnie after meeting a black bear at the London Zoo with the same name. "Pooh" comes from a swan the creator AA Milne and his son encountered that they named Pooh.
6EQ0m TIL In China, killing panda is punishable by death
MAn8 TIL the only U.S. President depicted with a tobacco product in his official White House oil painting is Gerald R. Ford, who is holding his pipe.
xVdgo TIL that in 2002 Pamela Anderson contracted Hepatitis C by sharing tattoo needles with Tommy Lee and was told she would only have 10 years left to live. She was cured of the disease in 2015.