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TIL the first scientist to see penguins engage in gay sex and necrophilia was so disturbed he tried to obscure his findings

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ZWQB TIL that a neutrino particle could pass through a block of lead 1 light year thick and never interact or be stopped by a single atom.
BDpK TIL: The average infantryman in the South Pacific during World War II saw about 40 days of combat in four years (10 days in one year). The average infantryman in Vietnam saw about 240 days of combat in one year thanks to the mobility of the helicopter.
aw08Z TIL Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake the symptoms of AIDS. He then called the prison, posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered. Once out of Texas, he sent a death certificate to the prison stating he had died.
7Obx TIL a German Soldier used in recruitment posters as “The Ideal German Soldier” was Half-Jewish and discharged due to that.
vPyjx TIL of Inalchuq, a governor of the Khwarezmian Empire who appropriated and slaughtered a Mongolian Caravan in 1218, and sold its goods. Protected and supported by his Sultan, his actions would lead to the subjugation and near-genocide of his entire empire and people.