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TIL that octopuses have been caught throwing things at each other in aquariums. Apparently, they're not just escape artists and clever problem solvers, they're also petty little grudge holders who chuck rocks at their annoying tank mates.

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lok9N TIL: Spirit Halloween stores are owned by Spencer's since 1999.
gMPvW TIL the phrase “The First World War” was used as early as 1918, by a journalist who felt it would not be the last.
ADw7a TIL that peanuts are a fruit, and the only fruit that grows underground (root fruit!)
LkVRd TIL - The guy who wrote the dialogue for Portal was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis while working on it. He tried to quit Valve, and Gabe Newell gave him extended leave and told him that his only job was to get better.
7rnXp TIL of Federal Express Flight 705. In April 1994, a disgruntled, suicidal employee tried to hijack and down the plane, brutally attacking the crew with a hammer. The wounded captain put the DC-10 in a dive and rolled it to incapacitate the attacker before landing successfully.