8 Science Facts They Probably Didn't Teach You In School

1. Sad Penguins

Sometimes it feels like growing up is just a string of horrifying realisations that the world is not the fluffy happy place that Disney promised you. So, in keeping with this theme, here's one:

Sometimes, penguins get depressed and commit suicide by wandering off into the icy wilderness.

No one is really sure why, and we haven't managed to get a good understanding into what is going on, but it really does appear as though the penguins are wandering off of their own accord, for no good reason, and are fully aware of what they're doing.

Not quite the world that we were promised by Happy Feet.

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