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TIL there is a species of flying squid that is capable of "jet-propelled aerial locomotion"

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N7GaJ TIL that Peru and Ecuador went to war between themselves in 1941. Neither country was part of Axis or Allies. So, this was an international conflict that happened during World War II but which was entirely separate to any of it.
WkZD8 TIL the movie Paranorman (2012) has the first explicit mention of a character being gay in modern animation
oYrE TIL that North Korea captured a U.S. ship, the U.S.S. Pueblo, in 1968. North Korea maintains the ship as a tourist attraction and propaganda symbol to this day.
a86Y9 TIL planets are round because of gravity. A planet's gravity pulls equally from all sides. Gravity pulls from the center to the edges like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
0wEgj TIL Billy Idol was James Cameron's first choice for the role of T-1000 in Terminator 2 but was recast due to a motorcycle accident