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TIL female Crocodiles can produce offspring asexually, without the need for fertilisation from a male

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1LXV TIL the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany in WWI and WWII
D6pg TIL penguins have been known to push a fellow penguin into the water to check if the area is safe and free of predators
rNyEe TIL about Mount Kumgang, a North Korean resort that was opened in 1998 for Southern vacationers during a time of increased North-South cooperation. However, South Korea suspended tours in 2008 when a SK woman was shot dead after wandering into an off limits area. It was later demolished in 2022.
noR7 TIL that Gerald Ford is the only person ever to be Vice President, and later President, without being elected to either office.
e0xZn TIL that Max Headroom, the iconic 1980’s digital talking head, was not actually digital, but a real actor wearing prosthetics and makeup. The studio heads wanted to keep it secret at the time, and wouldn’t even allow the artists to be submitted for makeup awards.