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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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BraNr TIL using sheep as subjects for Huntington's disease research, scientists discovered they are able to recognize human faces, even from photographs. Upon seeing a photograph of its handler for the first time (the sheep had never seen an image of this person before), the sheep did a 'double take'.
MZXb TIL that planting swastikas in the forests of Germany was “a fad among National Socialist foresters” during the Nazi period and nobody noticed them until decades later.
8e1Pb TIL 1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper meal
BrZQe TIL of the Service Recovery Paradox - If a customer has an issue with a company, and the company then remedy this, that person is more likely to rate that company highly than if there was no problem at all
M7omA TIL Disney's "Susie the little blue coupe" (the film that would directly inspire the design philosophy of Pixar's "Cars") is in the public domain due to failure of copyright renewal. The soundtrack however remains in copyright.