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TIL that researchers found fossils of a "Mega Penguin" that stood over 6ft tall and weighed in at over 250lbs.

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GAXPJ TIL the reason phones have letters over the numbers is because the pre-1968 hubs that calls were routed through could only handle 10,000 subscribers with unique, 5-digit numbers. Cities often needed multiple hubs that were assigned letters to serve as the first 2 digits of the phone number.
mx5xY TIL Walmart stocks up on strawberry Poptarts before a hurricane as it is a more popular prep item than bottled water.
69XL8 TIL house cats are an invasive species
P1KPn TIL when William I, German Emperor, was crowned King of Prussia on 18 October 1861, it was the first coronation of a Prussian King since 1701 and the first of a German King since 1806
X0nBr TIL: 54% of Americans read under a 6th grade level