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TIL Club Penguin was sold to Disney for $350 million

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jNbXE TIL the Australian Palm Cockatoo is the only animal other than humans known to drum out a rhythmic beat with a tool/stick. First witnessed in 1997 they do this to attract females.
16DBr TIL of Phryne(meaning "toad") an ancient greek escort who became obscenely rich. After Alexander the Great destroyed her native Thebes she offered to rebuild the city walls at her own expense under one stipulation: a sign on the wall reading "Destroyed by Alexander-rebuild by Phryne the courtesan"
KDeR TIL in 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.
PjnV TIL that psychopaths are immune to contagious yawning due to their lack of empathy, which is a core psychological factor that leads to catching yawns.
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