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TIL that octopus wrestling was once a documented hobby.

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JY9Ak TIL that the chainmail used in the LOTR trilogy has been adapted into environmentally friendly architectural mesh used in buildings around the world.
yVQgJ TIL a Pornocracy is a government ruled by prostitutes or by corrupt officials (Who sell themselves for power). Its a term made most famous by the Darke Age of the Papacy (904-964AD).
ADnRg TIL that on the first day the Suez Canal opened, Nov 17, 1869, a French ship named the Péluse ran aground and blocked the canal, forcing ships stuck in the canal to wait until the next morning when the Péluse was hauled away.
PYdGE TIL that the biggest fish ever caught was a 2,664 pound great white shark back in 1959
KYODw TIL that blood cells are developed inside our bones.