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TIL that Scotland has over 30,000 lochs but only 1 lake.
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TIL microbiologist Raul Cano, successfully revived yeast that had been stuck in amber for 25 million years. He then co-founded a brewery that uses the same 45 million-year-old species of yeast to brew beer.
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TIL that the first aircraft hijacker in Norway surrendered his weapon for a six-pack
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TIL that South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was originally rated NC-17, and every time the creators sent it to MPAA for a re-rating, they edited in more vulgar scenes. Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA, said that he regretted not rating it NC-17.
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TIL the sunbittern, native to Central and South America, generally has a subdued brownish coloration while feeding. When alarmed, however, it displays its exceptional chestnut, black, and buff-yellow eyespots on the dorsal side of its wings and its colorful tail, which it uses in defensive displays.
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TIL that a man broke into Buckingham Palace. While eating cheddar cheese, he viewed the royal portraits, sat on the throne for a while, and drank half a bottle of wine before he became tired and left.