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TIL female penguins prostitute to get pebbles for their nests

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0b95 TIL that James Franco launched a college course entitled “Master Class: Editing James Franco…with James Franco,” in which student editors are to compile a 30 minute documentary on Franco, using behind the scenes footage of Franco supplied by Franco, to “create a cinematic image of James Franco.”
YpMJB TIL Thailand used to have a prison called "Khuk Khi Kai," or "Chicken poop prison." The first floor of the prison contained prisoners, and the second floor was a large chicken coop. The grated floor ensured that prisoners were constantly subjected to chicken poop.
wnj6 TIL Michael Cain was in “Jaws The Revenge” only for the pay-check and said, “I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
W76P8 TIL breathing into a paper bag to ease anxiety attacks is a real thing, with science to back it up, and not just something seen on TV/Movies.
6EXP8 TIL that in Switzerland it's illegal to have just one guinea pig because they get too lonely and need a friend.