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TIL There was for over a decade a Finnish football team named "Sexy Pants" (SexyPöxyt in Finnish), plaing in the third and second division.

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OG701 TIL about Pocho, a crocodile in Costa Rica who, after being found nearly dead from a gunshot, was nursed back to health by local fisherman Gilberto "Chito" Shedden. They developed an extraordinary friendship, swimming and performing together for two decades until Pocho's death in 2011.
VM7ZB TIL William Walker was a mercenary from Tennessee, who organized several military expeditions into Latin America. He usurped the presidency of Nicaragua in 1856. And ruled over there for 1 year, making him the first and only American president in a Latino country
VMyPp TIL "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" was Tim Burton's full-length film directorial debut!
kON84 TIL There is a measuring device specifically designed to determine the volume of testicles. It is called an Orchidometer.
j5Vv TIL: Amazon rich guy Jeff Bezos has recovered Apollo 11 and 12 rocket engines from the Atlantic Ocean, at depths of around 14,000 feet, a mile deeper than the Titanic