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TIL Nearly 3% of Antarctic ice in glaciers is penguin urine

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eKB6 TIL in 1978, the USS Stein was found to have been attacked by a squid. The ship’s hull suffered cuts over 8% of its surface. From one particularly complete imprint they discovered that the squid was significantly larger than any species of squid that had been discovered at the time.
W7rMA TIL that nearly one-quarter of Manhattan is built on landfill. Notable examples include Battery Park City, constructed using material excavated during the World Trade Center’s construction, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, developed atop decades of coal ash and garbage dumps.
e0ePk TIL that a mass grave was found in Ireland containing the bones of 796 infants.
4maa TIL a man in 1995 attempted to cash in a junk-mail fake check for $95,093.39. It cleared, but 10 days later the bank sent their chief security officer after him. His story, however, made him more money than the check.
5Y45Q TIL the crystals at the bottom of my wine bottle are not dangerous glass shards, but Tartrates which are safe to consume.