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TIL that camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several countries

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erDE TIL that in pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable and a status symbol for young men to have a scar on their left cheek from dueling with swords.
gMnMy TIL that red is not the only color of blood in the animal kingdom. Several species of octopus have blue blood, ocellated icefish have clear blood, and the green-blooded skink has, well, green blood.
l771V TIL the Torrent duck lives on fast-flowing mountain rivers and whitewater rapids. The ducks nest in rocky coves next to the waterfalls, and the, very buoyant, ducklings quickly figure out to avoid flowing downstream by resting in the eddies in front of boulders.
6oom TIL: Lollipops are distributed outside nightclubs to reduce late night rowdiness as revellers will not be able to shout or cause a disturbance while sucking on them.
N7vl1 TIL Uranus spins on its side. Most likely because something crashed into it.