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TIL Emperor Penguins combat Antarctica's cold by -paradoxally- having its plumage colder than the surrounding air

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oRxNR TIL about a mysterious century old grove of pine trees in Poland called the Crooked Forest. It's made up of 400 trees that all bend sharply just above ground level, then curve back upright. It's generally believed that some form of human tool/technique was used, but their bending remains a mystery
Kne9 TIL Bethesda put on A Post Apocalyptic Film Festival to promote Fallout 3 in 2008.
16r58 TIL that the popular Chinese dating game show If You Are The One, was looked upon unfavorably by Chinese authorities for spreading the 'wrong values' and 'advocating materialism'.
P1ekE TIL Jessica Fletcher's sleuthing landed the fictional author a Guinness World Record title. She holds a Guinness World Record for being the most prolific amateur sleuth
4X1aw TIL about Andy Hartley Payne, who was the winner of the International Trans-Continental Footrace in 1928 to promote U.S. Route 66. He ran the 3,423.5 mi route from Los Angeles to New York City, much of it along U.S. Route 66, in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds over an 84-day staged run.