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TIL there can be a >135f differential between the Antarctic air temperature and the incubation temperature of emperor penguin eggs. Male emperor penguins incubate the eggs over the winter, fasting for 4 months, holding them between their feet and a super insulated down pouch until they hatch.

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xMEo TIL that there are two species of flowering plants growing in Antarctica, even though 98% of the continent is covered by ice that averages 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) in thickness.
EL7d TIL that when Ken McElroy was murdered with at least two different guns, the residents of Skidmore, Missouri refused to identify the shooters. For decades he was known as the ‘town bully’ due to multiple crimes throughout town, and at the time was on trial for shooting an elderly grocer in the neck.
gRXD TIL That Sony sued itself in 2000
78mb TIL- Blacks are actually more likely to enter college than are whites with similar backgrounds. However they usually get much lower grades, rank toward the bottom of the class, and far more often drop out.
9YlyG TIL: There is an AI algorithm that can identify who's gay or not via photograph up to 91% of the time