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TIL that some species of penguin were taller than humans.

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VBWQ0 TIL in 2012 a Japanese scientist created a set of violin strings out of spider silk. They have ‘a soft and profound timbre’ when played.
7l67 TIL Luxembourg’s gold medal at the 1952 Olympics was so unexpected that the organisers had neglected to give the band a score for their national anthem. The musicians “hurriedly improvised a tune which bore little resemblance to the Luxembourg anthem”.
6ejl TIL there is a village named Florida, in Orange County, in the state of New York.
X0r5Q TIL albino musicians Edgar and Johnny Winter's birthname was actually Winter, not a stage name! Due to their albinism they were both legally blind & sun-sensitive, stuck inside all day, which encouraged them to spend their time learning instruments & begin their musical journey!
pXXQ TIL in 1900 Isaac Cline violated weather service policy and unilaterally issued a hurricane warning to warn the citizens of Galveston, TX that a major storm was headed their way.