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TIL that the Pingu gibberish is actually a language used by clowns and mimes since the 16th century

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jNZ8a TIL in 2003 a high school football player set a new record for career passing yardage; he later found out that both teams' coaches had conspired in his last game to ensure he'd beat the record, and he requested that the yardage from that game be expunged from his record, relinquishing the record
pXbN TIL The Miami zoo put 30 flamingos in the bathroom during hurricane Andrew in 1992 to ride out the storm. An image of them huddled inside became one of the most iconic from that hurricane.
kxPm TIL poverty imposes a mental burden akin to losing 13 IQ points .
l7Pn5 TIL of the Cycloped, an early horse-powered locomotive
9YArm TIL Milton Bradley, of board game fame, was an early advocate for kindergarten in the USA. He produced a line of art supplies that became standard classroom materials, and he published multiple books and newsletters about early childhood education.