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TIL that in 1948 a man wore 30 pound,3 toed lead shoes and stomped around a Florida beach during the night.That footprints lead people to believe that a 15 foot tall penguin was roaming the land.He kept up the prank for 10 years, visiting other beaches.The hoax wasn't revealed until 40 years later.

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9YrwX TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't allowed to dub his own role in Terminator in German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future come back in time and sound like a hillbilly.
D1rkp TIL the word "skunk" is derived from a word that literally means pee fox
6EQOl TIL Pregnant women that frequently consumed diet beverages with artificial sweeteners were two times more likely to have babies who were overweight or obese at one year after birth. Also artificial sweeteners weaken the link in our brains between sweetness and calories which can lead to weight gain.
lE6a TIL A South Korean subway driver told passengers to remain inside while a fire was spreading in the station. He then fled with the master key leaving the train doors closed and sealing passengers inside. Out of 198 people who died in the station, 79 were trapped in his train.
nWXOY TIL Rwanda, East Africa, leads the entire world for the most women in government. In 2008 it became the first nation on earth to have a female majority government - and, since then, the country has maintained the figure at an approximately 60% majority...