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TIL that koala bears survive off of eucalyptus by eating their mom’s feces first

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wo5eM TIL about the Peter principle, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence".
Z8YY4 TIL on Airforce One, commemorative packs of red, white, and blue-colored M&M's are given to guests in lieu of cigarette boxes. This was due to Nancy Reagan's request to ban smoking on Airforce One in 1988.
WkE7N TIL Geothermal water is used to heat around 90% of Iceland's homes, and keeps pavements and car parks snow-free in the winter.
w0R6 TIL There was scandal that came to light in 2008 which involved judges giving harsh sentences to young people over relatively harmless crimes for kickbacks from private prison owners.
dEXB TIL that the fictional material “Transparent Aluminium”, in the 1986 film Star Trek IV, became an experimental reality in 2009