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Researchers have found fossils they say determine almost conclusively that every penguin on Earth originally came from modern-day New Zealand.

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gMkQ9 TIL that when "The Flintstones" added the baby Pebbles in 1963, it was originally going to be a boy, until Ideal Toys pointed out that they would sell a lot more merchandise if they made the baby a girl, as baby boy dolls didn't sell well in that era
J1v4v TIL that Confederados are the descendants of supporters of the Confederate States of America who immigrated to the Empire of Brazil at the invitation of Emperor Pedro II after the end of the American Civil War.
mx6Mo TIL in 1997 Russia tried manually docking a supply vessel to the Mir space station using only a handheld laser range finder, stopwatch, and remote control joysticks. It went badly, but visiting NASA astronaut Michael Foale managed to save Mir by MacGyvering sailing technique with physics knowledge.
Lkp79 TIL in 1909, the United States Government confiscated Coca-Cola products because the high caffeine content breached a food safety law. This case went all to the way to the Supreme Court, and the government won, forcing Coca-Cola to pay all court costs and reduce their product's caffeine content.
69ybZ TIL in 1347, Cola di Rienzo, after reading about ancient Rome, ousted the city's government & nobility. He titled himself "Tribune of the Roman people" & sought to unify Italy & restore the Roman Republic. He defeated crime, gave Roman citizenship to all Italian cities, & tried to elect an emperor.