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TIL PETA owns shares of Seaworld so it can propose shareholder resolutions

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dDAP8 TIL that the goofy "baby talk" most adults naturally use to talk to babies actually helps them develop language better than speaking them normally.
r8vx TIL Nikola Tesla was able to do integral calculus in his head, leading his teachers to believe he was cheating.
wowJE TIL of the Colditz Cock, a glider built by British POWs imprisoned in Colditz castle in WWII. Made mostly of stolen wood and cloth, the glider could fit two men and was constructed in an attic above the chapel. The POWs finished the glider just before being liberated, and it never flew.
78klZ TIL that the Philippines, despite being a former Spanish colony, uses the Portuguese naming convention—where Filipinos usually carry more than 1 first name, their mother's surname (as the middle name), and their father's surname.
A6Qo TIL That Kendrick Lamar makes substantially less money than other rappers in his league because he refuses to sell out/endorse products. “All money ain’t good money.” His focus is on making music and trying his best to make a difference.