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TIL The Version of Holding Out For A Hero used in the credits of Shrek 2 is sung by Imogen Heap

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epdKg TIL Jackie Gleason made $11 million dollars for making the Honeymooners.
Y7xlr TIL about "Radium Girls," female factory workers in the early 20th century who were exposed to radium while painting watch dials, leading to severe health issues and changes in workplace safety laws.
DKOJ TIL the award winning “Aussie Shampoo”, who’s brand logo is a kangaroo, is sold in Europe, Britain and the USA but not Australia. The company is based out of Ohio.
OKOe TIL Domestication is different from taming. You can tame many wild animals so they won’t try to kill you, but domestication requires a change at the genetic level.
oRKW7 TIL that Edna Parker (1893-2008), the oldest living human at the time, lived in the same nursing home, and at the same time as Sandra Allen (1955-2008), the tallest woman in the world. Allen was 7'7".