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TIL the Republican party, as much as they decry deficits, are consistently worse about them

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5YGB9 TIL that researchers in South Africa encountered seals that forcibly copulated with King Penguins and on one occasion the penguin was killed and devoured as well.
KOvJa TIL that bones too get bigger with exercise, not just muscle
wL55J TIL the founder of lingerie company Victoria's Secret sold the business for just $1 million five years after founding it, and later commited suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge as the firm went on to produce billion dollar revenues for the new owner.
pY0PO TIL Mercury is closer to Earth, on average, than Venus is because it orbits the Sun more closely. Further, Mercury is the closest neighbor, on average, to each of the other seven planets in the solar system.
R5rG1 TIL there were originally 3 species of parrot found in the United States but 2 of the 3 are now extinct due to human activity and the 3rd is only found in 1 state.