TIL some female penguins engage in prostitution. Performing sex act in exchange for pebbles. However, sometimes they will just trick the male into thinking they’ll have sex, then run off once she gets the pebble.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 02:59AM by jaiga99
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TIL: Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not a time management problem
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 04:45AM by my01cent
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TIL a 39 story building in Seoul was evacuated after tremors were felt on the top floors. Instead of an earthquake, it was found that an exercise class on the 12th floor was playing Snap!'s "The Power", which happened to match the building's resonant frequency and caused it to violently shake.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 06:37AM by bradthaphoend
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TIL That Bach died after having done eye surgery done by a charlatan. Which involved sticking needles into the eye. The same charlatan also performed the procedure on Handel, who also died from complications of the procedure.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 12:09AM by DrNiggerJew
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TIL astronauts returning from space report higher concern with Universalism, Spirituality and references to "values orientated toward the collective good".
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 10:36AM by McSlurryHole
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TIL the first ever synthetically produced color pigment, Egyptian blue, was created around 2,200 B.C. In 2006 scientists discovered it glows under fluorescent lights, allowing us to detect it on artifacts where it is no longer visible to the naked eye.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 06:02AM by Quixotic9000
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EU Parliament Adopts Copyright Directive, Including ‘Article 13’

The European Parliament has adopted the new Copyright Directive. This includes the widely contested Article 13, which was renumbered to Article 17 in the final text. Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda sees it as a "dark day for Internet freedom," but many copyright holders are happy with the result.

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TIL Owls don't have eyeballs. The eyes are long and shaped more like a tube. Owl eyes can't turn in their sockets because of this shape.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 12:19PM by dreamygeek
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TIL in 2018 the Domino’s in Russia offered up to 100 free pizzas every year for 100 years if a customer got the Domino’s logo tattooed visibly on their body. Initially intended to last a month the promotion proved to be so popular Domino’s ended it after a week with 350 accepted winners.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 01:20PM by krstyan
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TIL: Martin Couney set up infant incubator shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City and World's Fairs, charging 25c to view premature babies. He offered free care for 'weakling babies', proving the success of incubators. He saved over 6,500 babies from ~1900-43.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 02:08PM by derawin07
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TIL Wolf packs do not have an "alpha wolf", nor do younger wolves "overthrow" the leader.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 11:26AM by Nimja_
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TIL: When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals completely closed off. Basically, roosters have built in earplugs. This helps prevent them from damaging their hearing when they crow.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 03:13PM by SharkDestroyer_real
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TIL A lady in Chiba Japan bought a building, sight unseen, that ended up being a fully stocked 90s arcade.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 02:20PM by inu_yasha
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TIL In 1975 a 17 year old boy was killed while riding his moped. He was killed exactly a year after his 17 year old brother was killed while riding the same moped, in the same intersection, by the same taxi, with the same driver, carrying the same passenger
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 04:07PM by Chanzy94
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TIL swing dancing teenagers in Nazi Germany would mock Nazis by saying 'swing heil' and called Hitler Youth 'Homo Youth'
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 05:34PM by Miziziziz
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TIL After being largely cut out of his father's will John Lennon's son from his first marriage, Julian Lennon, was forced to bid on sentimental postcards addressed to him by his late father. Yoko Ono auctioned them off for tens of thousands of dollars instead of giving them to Julian.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 06:07PM by F_D_P
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TIL dessert stomach is a real thing, your gut expands upon contact with sugar and therefore makes room for dessert even after having the feeling of being full.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 07:37PM by AntonMeyer
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TIL that a 2014 study found that Calvin, of 'Calvin and Hobbes', caused nearly $16,000 in property damage throughout the strip's 10-year run.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 05:44PM by derstherower
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TIL Neil Armstrong before leaving for the Apollo 11 Space mission signed hundreds of autographs and had them dropped in the mail on the exact date of their moon mission, in case he died during the mission and his family could monetize his autographs.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 04:44PM by Planet6EQUJ5
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TIL that a party boat carrying about sixty men and women once capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed over to one side of the boat when the boat passed a nude beach.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 08:55PM by g00d1m8
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TIL that when Steve-o was 13, his dad was a top executive at Nabisco and challenged Steve-o to do better than his corporate box seats at a Motley Crue concert. Steve-o managed to track down the band in Toronto and get backstage passes.
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Submitted March 26, 2019 at 11:17PM by arealhumannotabot
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