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TIL that female octopuses practice sexual cannibalism, and that they strangle their mates with their arms.

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lopr7 TIL a migratory bird named Onon is taking trips around the world defying odds.
loRoN TIL Steven Spielberg originally bought the rights to 'Shrek' in 1991, and would have went on to make a Shrek movie if not for DreamWorks, who convinced Spielberg to sell them the rights - going on to create the iconic movie 'Shrek' in 2001.
78wMX TIL AmaPiano's name originally comes from the artists playing a keyboard without any notable direction other than a house music beat playing
YpBZ7 TIL the CIA offered funding to artists Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and de Kooning so that their abstract work would show how free artists were in the United States compared to the rigid work of the Soviet Union.
65Lm TIL The US government has a law enforcement unit consisting entirely of Native Americans who use indigenous tracking/ranging methods to catch drug smugglers on the US-Mexican border. Their unit is called “The Shadow Wolves.”