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TIL remains of a human-sized penguin have been discovered in New Zealand. The penguin was more than 5 feet tall and weighed more than 170 pounds.

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xl47 TIL that during the Holocaust in Poland, a member of the Nazi Party Albert Battel saved over a hundred Jews from liquidation by going into the ghetto with army trucks and transported the Jews to the barracks of the local Wehrmacht platoon, at there they were under the protection of the Wehrmacht.
NXMmQ TIL Albatrosses go years without setting foot on land, using a process called dynamic soaring to fly for long periods without flapping their wings.
ow78 TIL Producers of the Big Bang Theory discovered a nearly identical show called “The Theorists” being produced and broadcast in the country of Belarus. Legal action wasn’t necessary because when the actors found out it was a rip-off they all quit and it was cancelled.
m1plv TIL: This Chinese card game "Fight the Landlord" really related to the real history Land Reform Movement in China in 1950s. Interestingly about the gameplay is that this game is for 3 players: 1 landlord vs 2 farmers.
rRJbo TIL the famous Las Vegas Black Book of persons excluded from entering casinos due to their history of excessive "winning" is now online.