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TIL That there are decaying heads of 42 American Presidents in Virginia. Lincoln's statue features a sizeable hole on the back of his head.

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kJrWE TIL Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to feature printed lyrics on it's sleeve. Previously, printed lyrics was seen by music publishers as a substantial loss of income.
E1JpP TIL that the West African lungfish can survive up to 3.5 years without food or water. It has been around for 400 million years & their gills have evolved to obtain oxygen from the air as well as water. During estivation they get nutrients by digests its muscle tissue & can go on for years!
epNvg TIL Warner Bros turned down signing Papa Roach after listening to an unreleased demo. The demo included the tracks "Infest," "Last Resort," "Broken Home," "Dead Cell," and "She Loves Me Not".
7PoX TIL Alton Brown, Food Network star chef, was the director of photography for R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” video as a film student at University of Georgia
BRyx TIL that Chef Thomas Keller once decided to kill & clean his own rabbits. The first rabbit screamed loudly. The horrific ordeal made him want to cook the rabbit perfectly. And taught him never to squander any ingredients.