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TIL that penguins propose with pebbles! Male penguins find the smoothest rock they can and offer it to their mate as a way to start building a family together.

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Ja0k TIL that scientists have found a lake believed to be untouched by climate change which they call “God’s Bathtub”
QJba6 TIL that helicopter downwash is used to shake the water off of cherries after rain so they do not swell and split before harvest.
KYNA6 TIL that election silence is a thing in many countries around the world. There is a time period before the election that the media and campaigns must stop talking about the election.
xEx5 TIL during The Battle of Shiloh, many soldier’s wounds were luminescent. Those with glowing wounds had a higher chance of survival, hence the name, “Angel Glow”.
R70Z4 TIL that in 1916, the HMS Chester was heavily attacked. The only survivor was the 16-year old Jack Cornwell, who was still at his position waiting for orders, despite German shell shards having ripped through his chest, stomach and legs. He died 3 days later, and was awarded the Victoria Cross.