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TIL penguins penguins engage in prostitution in exchange for stones to build their nests

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R7v7j TIL the Moscow plague riot of 1771 was caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague. The city's economy was mostly paralysed because industries had been closed down. All of this was followed by acute food shortages, leading to huge crowds rioting, and demands for the elimination of quarantines.
VM9YD TIL that the inventor of Velcro took 20 years to take his idea from concept to production and even then the apparel industry wasn't sold on it. It wasn't until NASA came along asking about it for use in space that the fashion industry then went wild due to it now being space aged.
5YVaR TIL the dish "Spaghetti and Meatballs" is not at all Italian. It's 100% American.
VBwLQ TIL that the son of Gravity movie director released a short that tells the real “sad” story behind Sandra Bullock’s character stranded in space connecting with an Eskimo shepherd and his dogs on Earth.
7rv0x TIL Ted Cassidy, best known as Lurch on the original Addams Family series, was 6 feet and 9 inches tall. He died from a botched surgery to remove a tumor on his heart, which resulted from the condition acromegaly that caused his iconic voice, facial structure and height.