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TIL a 600lb Octopus can fit through a passageway the size of a quarter

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v1nYK TIL In order to gather private data for use in an investigation, officers usually need a warrant. To bypass these rules, The Secret Service bought the location data they needed from a private company. Private companies are allowed to collect data from individuals and sell it to anybody they want
jYWn TIL that there is a psychological phenomenon called the Backfire Effect. Essentially, the more you try to convince someone they are wrong using facts and figures, the more convinced they become that their preexisting beliefs are correct.
BgvnW TIL there was a World Sauna Championships but it ended after a Russian competitor died of third degree burns
KYgN9 TIL That firearms manufacturer Beretta commissioned a custom Model 92 handgun called the Diamond Beretta. With almost 1200 gemstones embedded in the grip the handgun, which is stored in the Beretta museum, has an estimated value of over $300 000 USD.
N7VEe TIL in 1991 Sergei Krikalev flew into space as a USSR citizen and came back as a Russian. During his mission he witnessed the collapse of the Union, creation of Russia, change of government, replacement of president, and change of the name of he city he came from.