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TIL banana slugs bite off each other's penises after sex

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pjnZ TIL as of May 19, 2016, Betty Reid Soskin at age 94, she is the oldest National Park Ranger serving the United States.
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neK1G TIL that there is a fish, a shark, to be precise, that can walk on land in search of food.
gMZn4 TIL that if you periodically force a smile while exercising, your perceived effort will be lower and you'll feel less tired.
Y71wx TIL about a 10 cent beer night for an MLB team that caused fans to be so drunk that they threw firecrackers, openly smoked marijuana, streaked, and eventually rioted the field. The game was forfeited.