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

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bNXp TIL that Marie Curie is the only person to ever win Nobel prizes in two different areas of science
4XDjb TIL Queen Elizabeth II owns all the swans in open waters in the United Kingdom and is the first monarch to attend Swan Upping ceremony.
LQ5j9 TIL about LtCol Rankin, who parachuted through a thunderstorm in 1959 when his plane engine died at 47k feet. Due to repeatedly being sucked back into and ejected from the top of the thunderstorm, it took him 40 minutes to reach the ground.
xVg90 TIL, what a horrifying place the world is.
4BXN TIL If in a car accident, you can file a ‘diminished value claim’ against the party at fault. This extra amount recoups the loss in resale value that inevitably occurs after any repairs are made, but is not automatically included until a specific request is made by you or your attorney.