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TIL that penguins have an organ which removes salt from water, allowing them to drink salt water.

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Dm5r TIL that Billy Crystal’s character, Miracle Max, in the Princess Bride was so funny that it nearly stopped the production of the movie. One actor bruised a rib from clenching to try not to laugh.
X476 TIL that lethal injections in China are administered in mobile execution vans
5YbJP TIL about Paradoxical Undressing, a rare symptom of hypothermia where the patient undresses due to vasoconstriction tricking him into thinking that he is hot.
QQ5p TIL during a battle in 603 BC Chinese warrior Xiong Yiliao stepped out between the armies and started juggling 9 balls. The opposing troops were so amazed that all 500 of them turned and fled.
woexP TIL of the mud dauber, a family of wasps that creates nest out of dried mud. 176 people were killed in a plane crash believed to have been caused by a nest in a pitot tube, leading to faulty speed readings