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TIL An octopus named Inky escaped into the ocean from New Zealand’s Nat'l Aquarium. He slipped out of his enclosure via a small opening, slid across the floor during the night and squeezed his body through a pipe leading to the ocean.

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MeAjb TIL the creator of HBO's Chernobyl (currently the highest rated TV show of all time on IMDB) also wrote Hangover II & III, Scary Movie 3 & 4, and Superhero Movie.
O7V1 TIL social conventions in the 1800s dictated that boys between ages 0 to 7 wore dresses, grew out their hair, and dressed in pink. They were not allowed to have their first haircut until 6 or 7 years old, and wore dresses until then too. There is even a picture of FDR presented as such.
VBVyB TIL that deliberately attacking a parachutist jumping from a distressed aircraft is internationally recognized as a war crime under the laws of armed conflict.
epM55 TIL Germany Invaded Belgium in WWII and committed unspeakable atrocities despite Belgium having a peace treaty in place. A German official called the treaty just “a scrap of paper”.
4XRD6 TIL of the British Iraq Levies, a force mostly composed of Iraqi Turkmen, Kurds and Assyrians that fought alongside the Allies in WWII