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TIL Penguins are not averse to a spot of gang rape, necrophilia, pedophilia and psychotic violence

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W7veo TIL the 1983 film "Taking Tiger Mountain" was based on William S. Burroughs' 1979 novel "Blade Runner: a Movie," which was originally a film treatment for Alan E. Nourse's 1973 novel "The Bladerunner" (the title of which was used for the otherwise unrelated 1982 film "Blade Runner").
Z8Ev TIL: Ancient Spartans bathed baby boys in red wine, an experience so traumatic that many babies died from the stress and pain.
ADYxo TIL McDonald’s lost millions in a 1984 Olympics promotional giveaway when Soviet nations boycotted the Olympics and the US dominated the events.
rrY1 TIL that Denver Int'l Airport (at 53 sq miles) is larger than Manhattan, San Francisco & Miami and is the 2nd largest airport in the world.
ADBno TIL of the “I am rich” app, which - for $999.99 - gave you a crappy screensaver with a mis-spelled affirmation message. 8 people purchased it.