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TIL that Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo, tried to swap out the fish it feeds its penguins for a cheaper alternative, but the penguins essentially went on a hunger strike and refused to eat the bargain bin fish.

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jKZn TIL that Australian woman, Katherine Knight, stabbed her partner, Then proceeded to skin his body, put his head in a pot, and attempted to feed his flesh to his two children. The coroner also stated, that he was so perfectly skinned, that they were able to stitch the skin back onto his skinless body
kOkl7 TIL 1.3 Million Indians served in WW1, 1 in 6 of the British forces. In return, the British had insincerely promised to deliver progressive self-rule to India at the end of the war. Something Akin to Canada and South Africa. But the British broke their word.
gM6Lb TIL that in 2011, it was discovered by police that the 26 life-sized "dolls" that Russian academic Anatoly Moskvin kept in his apartment each contained a child's corpse. He had dug them up, planning to resurrect them through magic, and built the dolls to give them a body for their resurrection.
R57kQ TIL There is a thriving population of wild parrots in The Bronx. These parrots were introduced to the area because of the pet trade, but have since called it their home by creating nests on the warm lights present in baseball fields. They have since spread across the boroughs, and even Manhattan
LQM0v TIL that John Denver is credited as a co-writer of the New Order song Run 2, after his publishing company sued the band due to the song's similarity to his song "Leaving on a Jet Plane".