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TIL Steven Seagal once claimed he could get out of any chokehold. Answering the challenge in 1991, Judo practitioner Gene LeBell choked Seagal out, causing him to shit his pants.

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VMaW0 TIL that snapping shrimps (the family Alpheidae), which grow to only 3-5cm long, compete with sperm whales for title of loudest animal in the ocean. Their snaps are capable of stunning fish and breaking glass jars. In numbers, the shrimp can interfere with sonar and underwater communication.
awW9A TIL about Potoooooooo, a popular racing horse that was formerly known as Potatoes, but was changed because the person who wrote his name on his corn bin misheard it as "Pot-8-Os".
W7R09 TIL Birds aren't actually blue, but appear to be due to an optical illusion caused by light interacting with the 3D structure of their feathers.
6EQBZ TIL that a.m. stands for ante meridiem, Latin for before midday, and p.m. stands for post meridiem, Latin for past midday.
w9Z6 TIL The twin towers were edited out of the 2002 movie “It’s a Very Muppet Christmas Movie” except for in a scene where an angel shows Kermit what the world would be like if he had never been born.