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TIL that Abraham Lincoln - a fearsome wrestler as a young man - once wrestled the county champion outside the store where he worked, as the whole town looked on. When his opponent began cheating, Lincoln picked the man up and flung him to the ground, knocking him out and starting an all-out brawl.

dN69 TIL that there is a digitally remastered “despecialized” edition of the original Star Wars trilogy devoid of all updates (CGI, added scenes, etc.) brought forth in releases since the theatrical release. It is heralded as the best release of the films.
l47N TIL the Challenger astronauts did not perish during the explosion, but instead were most likely conscious during a 2-3 second freefall from an altitude of 65,000 feet before the intact crew cabin plunged into the Atlantic ocean going over 200 mph.
dJr8 TIL Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Neil Armstrong (+ many others) were all Deists. They believed God did not interfere or effect events on Earth - a view seen as herecy throughout most of their lives.
JYD6B TIL that Dolly Parton wrote 'I Will Always Love You' about the man that launched her career by having her on his TV show 'The Porter Wagoner Show.' Eventually, Dolly told him she was parting ways with him in 1974 to go solo and he was very hurt and got bitter. She wrote it as an "I'm sorry."
XYoD TIL that a former President of Equatorial Guinea celebrated the Christmas of 1975 by having 150 of his opponents executed in a soccer stadium by soldiers dressed as Santa Claus.