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TIL that the Johnny Cash song “A Boy Named Sue” was written by Shel Silverstein.

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ROQ9 TIL: Mike Myers was horrified when clips from Wayne’s World were mixed with Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody video. “they’ve just whizzed on a Picasso.”. The band responded simply saying, “Thank you for using our song.” This shocked Myers, “Thank you for even letting me touch the hem of your garments!”
epEx5 TIL that Jamie Hyneman was an early competitor in Robot Wars (where people design robots that fight each other), but his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition
E145o TIL that the human body literally emits light (like fireflies do), but 1/1000 times the sensitivity of naked eyes.The light emission is rhythmatic and peaks at 4 pm.
yQ86M TIL newborn babies pick up their parent's accent while still in the womb. A French baby's cry tends to have a rising tone, while a German baby's cry tends to have a falling tone.
6EBYQ TIL former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Sam LoPresti once killed a dolphin with basically a shiv, to feed 28 of his shipmates who were stranded on a lifeboat for 42 days, after a German torpedo took out their ship. They cooked the meat in a bucket full of kerosene soaked rags. Hockey players, man...