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

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wNB7 TIL that due to a law passed in 1953, it is illegal in Ohio to arrest a person on Sunday, on the Fourth of July, or on your way to a place of worship, unless the crime is a felony, treason, or is a breach of peace.
D68J TIL As a commander in the Navy, L. Ron Hubbard was relieved of command after shelling an island that he thought belonged to the US and was unoccupied. It was a Coronado island south of San Diego in Mexican waters and home to several members of the Mexican Coast Guard.
QJdjL TIL Under a 1961 alliance treaty, China is obligated to help North Korea if it is attacked. The Kim family is close to the influential faction of Jiang Zemin, the former CCP leader
OXYL TIL 95-year-old Li Xiufeng spent 6 days inside a coffin after her neighbour assumed that she had died in her sleep after failing to wake her up. On the day before her funeral, her neighbors were stunned when they saw that the coffin was empty. Afterwards, they found her in her kitchen cooking.
neW5B TIL We Live Closer to the Time of Tyrannosaurus Rex than They Lived to Stegosaurus. 65 Million Years Separate Us from T-Rex Whilst 83 Million Years Separate T-Rex From Stegosaurus