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TIL that of the 40,000 penguin chicks born in a colony in Antarctica this season, only 2 survived.

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N78nJ TIL of the ancient Greek letter "digamma" (or "wau") that made a "w" sound. It used to begin, for example, the word "oinos" ("woinos"), which is Greek for "wine."
MeMGB TIL that though Japan is notorious for its long work hours, “American workers clocked in more average annual hours than Japanese workers in 2016.”
XEY6r TIL that El Salvador is the only country in the world named after Jesus Christ
Z8LW4 TIL that the concept for Spider-Man's black costume came from a fan named Randy Schueller, who was paid $220 in 1982 for the idea by then-Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. Schueller conceived a black stealth version with a dark red spider chest emblem made by Reed Richards with unstable molecules.
p8kO8 TIL: That there are "virtual restaurants" or "Ghost kitchens" where one restaurant might make food for two or more other restaurants where the food made is delivery only.