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TIL Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson were going to make a collaborative album but Freddie quit because Jackson demanded his pet llama come into the studio with him.

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oVEo TIL John Chambers, the make-up artist portrayed by John Goodman in the movie Argo, not only won the CIA’s Intelligence Medal of Merit for his role in helping rescue American embassy personnel from Iran, he created the pointed ears worn by Leonard Nimoy as Spock in Star Trek.
dD7wE TIL That there were pilotless drones as early as the 1950's and one inadvertently caused multiple incidents of civilian property damage, near civilian misses, and a 1,000 acre forest fire while the US Air Force struggled to shoot it out of the sky.
neldP TIL that a toy doll called My Friend Cayla became infamous for asking its owners personal questions, saving the answers and being hackable at the same time.
QJMPd TIL that Usain Bolt was offered a position as wide receiver in the NFL and rejected it due to the hits NFL players take.
OGJM1 TIL that the Rhinoceros Party, a joke Canadian party, was actually able to come in second place in more than one riding in the 1980 general election