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TIL male penguins have been observed having sex with other male penguins, having sex with dead penguins and having sex with unwilling female penguins. When this was discovered in 1912, it was considered too lewd to publish.

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kJJGE TIL Napoleon's penis is in a box in New Jersey.
OGNR TIL Senior PETA VP, Mary Beth Sweetland, takes insulin for diabetes (a product of animal testing) yet, like PETA, vigorously opposes all animal testing.
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