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TIL for the movie Labyrinth (1986), Jim Henson wanted Sting to play Jareth, the Goblin King. However, he changed his mind after his kids convinced him that David Bowie would have “lasting appeal”.

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8a4KX TIL That the current holder of the title "worst vice president of the United States of America" according to the Time Magazine is held by Aaron Burr, the murderer of Alexander Hamilton. You become eligible for that list only after your first term.
0Yx1 TIL mules (donkey/horse hybrids) are sterile. 2 instances of mules foaling have been confirmed by DNA testing which showed the mule passed on ONLY her horse genes. This means she’ll foal a mule if a donkey breeds her or a horse if a stallion breeds her, and should be genetically impossible.
LV5Z TIL forrest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s, and that today we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
gr9xA TIL that Red Sonja was the First Marvel Movie (using standards that the majority would agree on)
b6BP4 TIL: Regular store-bought fruit juice contains 'substantial amounts' of ethanol(alcohol).