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TIL of Lala the king penguin who lived in Japan with a couple in their apartment. He would walk to a local fish market by himself every day wearing a penguin backpack getting free fish.

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jBwQ TIL That the movie “Sideways” singlehandedly dropped overall price and demand for Merlot….“I’m not drinking a F*#$%$ Merlot!”
yeoM TIL there was a man named Johnny Kennedy whose skin fell off at the slightest touch. Despite being in constant agony, he kept up a positive outlook. In his documentary, he made a joke that “Any bumps or excessive friction, such as constant wanking, doesn't go well with the condition”.
d8LOd TIL The South's first police force was created for the preservation of slavery " Some of the primary policing institutions there were the slave patrols tasked with chasing down runaways and preventing slave revolts,".
GeE7 TIL there’s a brand of eye shadow named “Nic Cage Raking Leaves On A Brisk October Afternoon”.
wLKA7 TIL that looting of DJ equipment during a 1977 power outage in New York played a large role in the success of Hip Hop