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TIL descendants of Pablo Escobar's 4 pet hippopotami, aka "cocaine hippos" are an invasive species "rewilding" parts of the ecosystem. The hippos' diet & body size let them replay a role of similar extinct species like the giant llama, making northern Colombia more like the late Pleistocene Epoch.

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wEwo TIL the NYPD once strip-searched a black man, cuffed him with his hands behind his back, sodomized him with a plunger, then jammed the plunger handle into his mouth. His colon and bladder were severly damaged. The NYPD claimed his injuries were the result of “abnormal homosexual activities”.
Oopy6 TIL early versions of the Thompson submachine gun used a "Blish Lock" to hold the action closed. It was based on a theory that two dissimilar metals would resist movement under extreme pressures. The lock had no useful effect on the action and was eliminated in the WW2 redesign of the SMG.
kJPd TIL Battle of Longewala in 1972, a company of just 120 Indian soldiers defeated a 2000 strong force of Pakistani Army backed by 50 tanks. Only 2 Indian soldiers died while Pakistan lost 200 soldiers, 36 tanks and close to 100 Vehicles.
R5ZD6 TIL Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' was published to little fanfare and was nearly forgotten. However by the 1960s it had had been analysed more than any other work of literature that is studied in universities. It would serve as the basis for the movie 'Apocalypse Now', revered as a classic
6E4BX TIL that like all major Disney characters, Mickey Mouse is not only copyrighted but also trademarked, which lasts in perpetuity as long as it continues to be used commercially by its owner. So, whether or not a particular Disney cartoon goes into the public domain, the characters may not be used.