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TIL Most penguins species live in warm climates, not cold climates

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j65wv TIL in October 1918, Alvin York, under German fire, took command after his unit was pinned down. Using expert marksmanship, he killed around 20 enemies and captured 132 more, silencing multiple machine guns and earning the Medal of Honor for his bravery
be79 TIL chickens were first domesticated not for the purpose of food or egg production but for cock fighting, and in fact it wasn’t until the 20th century that egg and meat production began to be stressed.
4XbKX TIL an Arkansas woman filed a lawsuit over artwork in The Little Mermaid, the VHS box art supposedly showing a penis shape and one scene appearing to show a clergyman's erection.
yQjWl TIL that the Chinese language has no past, present, or future tenses. The time at which an action is takes place is inferred from context.
AD0Jn TIL A Japanese word, “Bushusuru,” was coined after George H.W. Bush publicly vomited on the Prime Minister of Japan during a formal state dinner. The word literally means “to do the ‘Bush’ thing, or to vomit in public.”