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TIL that Gentoo penguins propose to one another with pebbles

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VMa9D TIL the Iranian police once arrested a female serial killer who admitted her foremost influence was Agatha Christie's works of crime fiction
kOJKE TIL that America’s Oldest Private Detective Agency has been investigating China’s Fake Products
LQgW9 TIL that Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx corresponded during the Civil War. Marx and the International Working Man's Association in London congratulated Lincoln on his reelection and declared "the triumphant war cry of your re-election is Death to Slavery".
ADn8a Today I learned that at the end of the Mexican-American War, there was a popular movement in the US to annex All of Mexico. It was opposed by Congress, mainly because Mexico wasn't white enough.
X0nL8 TIL Koalas are carriers of chlamydia, with some populations unfortunately at a 100% infection rate. Koalas can also fight and cause serious damage with their strong bite and very sharp claws, when threatened.