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TIL that Gay Penguins will steal babies to raise from Straight Penguins. Some will even leave rocks as decoy eggs.

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jN0BE TIL that Betty White holds the Guinness World Record for longest TV career by an entertainer, with credits spanning 80 years (1939 to 2019)
d8NZZ TIL Canada is one of the oldest continual monarchies in the world. Established in either the 15th or 16th Century, it is older than the British monarchy which took a break between 1649 and 1660.
xAQD TIL that Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus posited early theories of evolution, wrote a book illustrated by poet William Blake, invented a steering mechanism later used in automobiles, opposed slavery and advocated formal education for girls.
awdKL TIL of Franz Schmidt, a German 16th century executioner who kept a detailed diary of his 361 executions
L50Q TIL the first cat to be cloned was named Copycat.