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TIL David Bowie gave permission for David Lynch to use old footage of him for the revival of Twin Peaks (2017), because he was too sick to film anything new at the time. After he watched old footage, he disliked his accent so much, he asked Lynch to dub his dialogue with an authentic Louisiana actor

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5Yyxn Today I learned that Taiwan has 5 branches of government. Aside from Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches there's the Examination Yuan which validates qualifications of civil servants and the Control Yuan which is an investigative branch that audits, evaluates and prosecutes govt officials.
4kLx5 TIL that a 2008 Sydney, Australia drug-case jury was dismissed for playing Sudoku during the trial
7rGmr TIL the hats worn by the band Devo are called "Energy Domes"
X04gQ TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven.
x6yB TIL Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined the offer