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TIL Octupus Wrestling was a popular competition in the 1950’s, attracting crowds of thousands as divers tussled with Giant Pacific Octupi

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nA4o TIL: Peter III of Russia wasn’t Russian, hardly spoke any Russian, and hated Russian culture. Just 6 months after his accession, he was deposed by a coup led by his wife, who then became the longest-ruling female Russian leader, Catherine the Great.
0wJeR TIL that in the 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie", the Twin Towers are shown still standing in an alternate reality where Kermit was never born. This could imply that, somehow, Kermit was responsible for 9/11.
x6eb5 TIL about a rare and possible fatal condition called Defecation Syncope caused by pushing too hard and not breathing properly when pooping.
R5oXj TIL A dive watch bezel only turns counterclockwise as a life saving measure. If it is accidentally bumped it will subtract time from the dive and prompt the diver to surface early rather than stay under for too long.
oRBgK TIL that 1996's movie "Twister" was rated PG-13 for "intense depiction of very bad weather".