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TIL a British parrot went missing and turned up four years later in California, minus an accent and speaking Spanish. Instead of taking his pet back, the original owner let the adopted family keep it.

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a8OeM TIL about Edgardo Greco, an italian mafioso who beat two rival gang members to death and fled to France to escape law enforcement. He went on to become a successful pizzeria owner before getting caught more than 30 years later after posing for a newspaper featuring his prized restaurant.
9Ylvp TIL of John Komnenos the Fat, a Byzantine noble who attempted to usurp the imperial throne on July 31st, 1200/1201. When he sat on the throne, it broke under his weight, and he was captured and executed that same day.
9Yn5m TIL Supreme stole their famous box logo from another artist named Barbara Kruger. When Supreme sued another company for copyright infringement of their box logo, Kruger was asked for comment by a Complex editor. Her comment was “What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers”.
BJyd TIL that when 4 Soviet diplomats were kidnapped by Hezbollah & one of them was killed, KGB in turn kidnapped a family member of a Hezbollah leader & sent his castrated remains to them. The remaining diplomats were released unharmed.
8eBJb TIL that Dolphins use coral as medicine. Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.