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TIL That penguins can drink salt water because of a special “salt gland” that removes excess salt from their bloodstream.

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J1PrB TIL that the US Mullet Championships is the largest competition in the world in terms of the number of applicants: upwards of 1,000 each year
wmWP TIL that contrary to movie plots, The US Witness Protection Program has never had a breach of security in which a protected person or family member was harmed. All 8,500+
W7dld TIL that nuclear bomb survivors in Japan (Hibakusha) were extremely societally discriminated against when searching a spouse or a job, due to the public considering them contagious or “damaged”.
ADkAd TIL Pinball was was illegal until a high stakes game was played in court to prove it was a game of skill
9Yn0B TIL Tons of popular restaurants use red,orange or yellow as those colours makes people hungry-er some examples are: McDonalds,KFC,Jack in the box and Dairy Queen.