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TIL Sir Nils Olav III is a scottish penguin with rank of Major General in the Norwegian Army, recognised by Guinness World Records as the highest-ranking penguin, he is also the Baron of the Remote Bouvet Island

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wonE6 TIL The Most Controversial Shirt in Rock History led to 22 years of arrests and public outrage. Extreme-metal band Cradle of Filth released the shirt in 1993. It bears the image of a masturbating nun on the front with the phrase “Vestal masturbation,” and the words “Jesus is a cunt on the back.
D1ldj TIL that Alexandria (Egypt) came to be regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, in part because of the Great Library. It was unprecedented due to the scope and scale. According to popular description, an inscription above the shelves read: "The place of the cure of the soul."
G46J TIL When Simon Pegg was asked by a journalist whether England had not become too small for him after the worldwide success of Shaun of the Dead, he replied “It’s not like I’m going to be starring in Mission: Impossible 3.” Six months later, he was cast in Mission Impossible 3.
rRKpW TIL its estimated 66 tonnes of human faeces has been left by mointaineers over the years on Mount Denali, North America's highest peak. It has begun to surface downstream due to warming temperatures, appearing "not very different from when it was buried"... and smelly.
4kOJN TIL if you stacked the wealthiest individual on the planet’s money, in $100 bills, it would extend past the Earths atmosphere.