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TIL that researchers on a sub-Antarctic island observed fur seals chasing and raping penguins. The researchers speculated the fur seals could be practicing their sexual skills or releasing sexual frustration. In one instance, a seal finished the sexual encounter by killing and eating the penguin.

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LjOd TIL Approximately 95% of the world population has a natural immunity to leprosy
wLmkM TIL Toshiba developed micro-nuclear reactor to power a standard home for 40 years at 5 cents per kilowatt hour, about half the cost of grid energy.
kKBE TIL McDonalds considered changing their logo in the 60’s until a psychologist advised against it, because the golden arches carried the “Freudian symbolism of a pair of nourishing breasts.”
5nBB TIL: There is a ‘ghost-town’ millionaires resort on the island of Cyprus. The Turkish military does not allow anyone inside and hasn’t done so for nearly 40 years.
8e64a TIL in 1938, Helen Hulick, a kindergarten teacher testifying against two men accused of burglarizing her house, was held in contempt of court and sent to jail for repeatedly wearing slacks to court after being ordered by the judge to wear a dress.