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TIL: There is a species of octopus called the Argonaut. The male stores up sperm in his penis/tentacle and when he finds a mate, he tears it off and gives it to her so that she can, quite literally, go fuck herself.

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QJYvd TIL about Frank Eaton, aka Pistol Pete, who began training to avenge his father at the age of 8. His father's friend handed him a gun stating, "My boy, may an old man’s curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father.” He succeeded in his revenge.
YnmB TIL that some lizards will do ‘pushups’ if they are spotted, advertising to the predator just how strong and healthy they are - that pursuing them is just not energetically profitable.
w8ME TIL On July 1, at the Battle of the Somme, a charge of 60,000 lbs. of explosives was detonated creating a crater that was 300 feet across and 90 feet deep. The explosion, which occurred in France, could be heard as far away as London and was the loudest man made sound in history at the time.
AEKw TIL that in 2007, Sprint sent a letter to their worst pain in the ass customers and told them that they were waiving the early termination fee and canceling their accounts.
ZEjR TIL ‘Pidgin’ is a simplified blending of two languages. When pidgin is learned as a first language it is a “Creole”