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TIL that toe wrestling is actually a competitive sport. Every year they hold championship in England. But in 1997 the Olympic Committee turned the sport down on the basis that they just couldn't decide if it was a winter or a summer sport.

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Q6W9 TIL a San Francisco man saved a threatened butterfly species by replanting rare flora in his backyard, transporting caterpillars to his local botanical garden, where they began to make a comeback
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Z851Q TIL about the Atherstone Ball Game which is a Medieval football game played annually in England. Members of the town brawl over a large ball up and down the towns small ancient streets. The aim is simple: make sure you're holding onto the ball when the game ends. One rule : don't kill anybody!
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666w TIL that in 5 years, Jahangir Khan played 555 consecutive squash matches, maintaining an unbeaten run the entire time. During this winning streak, he won the International Squash Players Association Championship, without losing a single point.