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TIL that Octopolis and Octlantis are two separate non-human underwater settlements engineered by gloomy octopuses

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yQl5V TIL in 2016, Shabani, a male Gorilla at a Japanese zoo received worldwide attention when women started flocking to see him as they thought him to be extremely handsome and manly. The crowds of women yelling his name made him so uncomfortable, zoo staff had to put up signs telling them to stop
5YPkD TIL of Pope Benedict IX,who was Pope on three separate occasions.He bribed his first election at the age of 20,then was forced out. He then forced his successor to step down and sold the papacy to his godfather,Pope Gregory VI some months later.Benedict subsequently had second thoughts and returned.
LQMnQ TIL I learned about the FDA's Orange Book, which allows you to query all approved drug and therapeutic products for sale in the US
W7VQN TIL That In 2013, a Florida man, Jeff Bush, was sleeping in his bedroom when a large sinkhole opened up directly underneath his bed, swallowing him and his entire bedroom. His brother heard him scream, but was unable to see or reach him in time. Bush’s body was never recovered.
wopJ TIL - Johnny Carson was an amateur astronomer and was the first person to contact Sagan’s wife with condolences when he died in 1996.