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TIL that the Vatican is eligible to participate in Eurovision

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m1XXv TIL James Cameron was in talks to direct a Spider-Man movie in the mid-nineties. Leonardo DiCaprio would star in a "gritty" take on the story, but subsequent lawsuits--and Marvel declaring bankruptcy in 1996--canned the project.
7reXX TIL about the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic. It is the only 'sea' with no land borders but instead is surrounded by ocean currents. It is known for being incredibly clear and full of a particular floating seaweed
pYQEG TIL the death of Akbar Salubiro in 2017 was the first fully documented and confirmed case of a man being eaten by a python, due to videos and pictures of his body being extracted from the python's stomach.
5YEb9 TIL Nixon's infamous "I'm not a crook" press conference took place in Disney World, also making it the first time a sitting president visited the resort
Yp1yA TIL in 1979, a woman became ill on Space Mountain and couldn't exit the rollercoaster. While waiting for help, she was accidentally sent on the ride a second time by a different set of employees. She slipped into a coma and died one week later.