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TIL Timothy Treadwell lost out on the role of Woody on "Cheers"

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Wk5O4 TIL that people who have lost nerve function in their hands have either slight or no wrinkling when they are immersed in water (AKA bathing). I also learned that the outer layer of our skin is made up of dead keratin cells.
6bl TIL in Memphis, Tennessee it is illegal for women to drive a car unless there is a man with a red flag in front of the car warning the other people on the road.
0mo5 TIL The US has had a Native American vice president
JYjaV TIL that on October 24, 1975 an estimated 90 percent of women of Iceland participated a “women’s day off” to demonstrate the value of their work, both paid and unpaid. Fathers had little choice but to bring their children to work or stay home themselves, leading them to call it “the long Friday.”
GYPE4 TIL that The Beatles recorded multiple solos for the song Let It Be, the single version of the song is different to the album version solo wise and a third version was later released by Paul McCartney