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TIL that Slash tried out for Poison and was rejected due to a lack of spandex and hairspray.

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7rZNp TIL in the 1950s the US Government investigated a person named Robert Dorr because he kept writing to Boeing and asking for pictures of their planes. They discovered Dorr was a just teenager who loved planes, an "average and loyal American boy." He grew up to be a diplomat, author, and TV pundit.
VMny0 TIL that Glitter is destroying our oceans.
0dJwN TIL The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C. intended as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States should be measured when it was built.
W7mkd TIL a 29-year-old man survived sfter being seriously burned by molten steel (1,500°C), from the top of his head on down throughout his enitre body, in an accidental furnace explosion. He suffered burn wounds on 99.5% of his body (71% third degree, 23% fourth degree, and 5.5% deep second degree).
69KVQ TIL The father of actor Woody Harrieson, known for roles such as Zombieland, No Country For Old Men, and the Hunger Games film series ect., was a notorious hitman. Harrieson was raised from an early age by his mom, and only found out about his fathers crimes when he was listening to the radio.