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TIL of the algae octopus which is sometimes described as “the only land octopus” because it will routinely crawl over exposed tidal beds to hunt in the scattered tidal pools

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BGjd TIL More than twice as many members of violent Islamist organizations have engineering degrees as have degrees in Islamic studies.
wkmo TIL Danish comedian Jacob Haugaard who promised more Nutella to army field rations, less sex in school staff rooms, more tail winds on bicycle lines etc. was elected to the Parliament of Denmark in 1994. During his mandate he often had the deciding vote in a hung parliament.
690vZ TIL Puerto Rico has a massive problem with overflowing landfills
LEWQ TIL that in 2012 an image depicting the french revolution in a History finals paper (GSCE equivalent) was deemed suitable, unknowing the examiners and students that in the background was a photoshopped mech warrior.
1alGO TIL of Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist who invented a balloon and reached a record altitude of 9.8 miles in 1931. He then redesigned the balloon to be used underwater, and reached a record-breaking depth of 10,335ft in 1953.