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TIL that in 1992, British actor Rowan Atkinson (as Mr. Bean) and singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden released "(I Want to Be) Elected," a cover of Alice Cooper's single "Elected," in support of the British charity Comic Relief.
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TIL Chuck Norris was an Air Force security policeman in 1958, and learned martial arts while stationed in South Korea. Returning to California he tried to become a police officer but had great success opening karate schools and participating in competitions.
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TIL Rabbits produce a special nutrient-rich fecal pellet that they eat
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TIL that only three objects have ever been found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza- pieces of wood, a ball made of diorite, and a copper hook. They were found in 1872 in a shaft leading from the Queen's Chamber.
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TIL that the highly rated Simpsons Treehouse of Horror V segment The Shinning, was the work of showrunner David Mirkin. Matt Groening himself had never watched The Shining and didn’t understand most of the references.
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TIL that Jenny Craig founder, Jenny Craig, also has a Institute named after her at the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans for her dedication to WW2 research
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TIL that in 1990, on flight BA 5390, a poorly installed windshield blew off, partially sucking the captain out of the plane. The crew managed to hold onto him until they landed, and amazingly, he survived.
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TIL That mountain goats are not actually goats
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TIL a study found that 90% of women said penis width is more important than length for sexual satisfaction
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TIL that AT&T introduced 'Wirephoto' in 1924 that allowed photos to be sent over telephone lines
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TIL that chimpanzees also wage wars. The Gombe Chimpanzee War pitted two groups against each other for four years.
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Til during The Carrington Event, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, on 1–2 September 1859, some telegraph operators were able to send and receive messages despite having disconnected their power supplies.