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TIL that Gentoo penguins propose to one another with pebbles

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WBe4 TIL that Morgan Freeman’s talent for acting was discovered at age 12 when he was forced into a drama production as a punishment for teasing a girl in his class
MeG4A TIL The fact that animals move from one place to another, without any apparent external cause and often in complicated and unpredictable ways, fascinated Aristotle. Instead of muscles Aristotle had theories on "neura" – usually translated as ‘sinews’ or ‘tendons’
8e0RK TIL about Herman Davis, a World War I soldier renowned for his extraordinary marksmanship. With just his Springfield rifle and open sights, he took out five enemy soldiers from 1,000 yards away. He humbly described it as “just a good shootin' distance.”
Y7vBA TIL 'the Midas touch' comes from Greek Mythology where Dionysus gave King Midas the power to turn everything into gold. King Midas soon hated this power because he inevitably turned all his food and wine into gold.
JY8MV TIL After studios refused to fund Monty Python and The Holy Grail, the bands Genesis, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin contributed £20,000 each as "a good tax write off"