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TIL that when you call 911, they can actually put you on hold! That is frightening.

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p8eO8 TIL at the temperature -20°C or below Emperor Penguins form a huddle (like rugby players) to stay warm. The temperature inside the huddle sometimes gets so hot (37°C) that some penguins come out and eat ice to cool off a bit.
Brmjk TIL on the surface of Phobos there is a huge, freestanding boulder the size of a building, 85m tall and 90m across (279 x 300 feet). Called the Phobos Monolith, it is believed to be a piece of impact ejecta.
pB18 TIL the first scene of the first episode of the TV show “Seinfeld” consisted of Jerry and George talking about the button’s on George’s shirt. During the last scene in the last episode, they have that exact same conversation word for word, effectively making the show come full circle.
ejNb TIL palaeontologists found components of red blood cells in a 46-million-year-old fossilised mosquito
0wGDN TIL that before his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was wrestling champion of his county. He fought in nearly 300 matches and lost only one.