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TIL that Australia has opened an underwater museum inside the Great Barrier Reef

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4akg TIL Neil Armstrong’s boots are still on the moon along with all the others from the Apollo missions. This was to reduce the weight they had to bring back. The silicone and synthetic fabrics have probably off-gassed and degraded so they’d likely turn to powder if touched.
Wk00o TIL The ancient Celts tried to appease wicked spirits with sweets. The church later encouraged celebrants to go from house to house on All Hallows’ Eve, asking for food in return for a prayer for the dead. This custom eventually became Halloween’s trick or treat.
9v5Q TIL that, if we could extend our lives indefinitely, humans would die at an average age of 1200 in accidents.
d7Bd TIL The movie “The Scorpion King 4” is the sequel of a sequel of a sequel of a spinoff of the sequel of a remake that is currently getting a reboot trilogy.
ZpmN4 TIL that in the 19th century, staged wrestling emerged in circuses and carnivals, appearing as real contests. The Gold Dust Trio (Toots Mondt, Ed Lewis, Billy Sandow) in the 1920s transformed wrestling, with predetermined outcomes and storylines, paving the way for companies like the WWE today.