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TIL former Governor Jesse Ventura never met with any lobbyists, and never accepted any money from PACs during his 4 year service as governor of Minnesota.

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R76Kl TIL Onions, traditionally known as fighting food,were fed to Greek athletes in training for the brutally competitive Olympics, and gladiators were massaged with onion juice before entering the arena.
0weZy TIL Waylon Jennings left the recording of "We Are the World" because of a dispute over lyrics that were to be sung in Swahili. The lyrics were later dropped after Stevie Wonder pointed out that Ethiopians did not speak Swahili.
5joB TIL of “Anting” a behaviour in which birds rub insects (usually ants) on their feathers and skin. The insects secrete liquids containing chemicals such as formic acid, which can act as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide.
XlNk TIL in 1988 George Lucas spoke out against the altering of films & importance to preserve original versions
QJQ19 TIL Viggo Mortensen is now the same age as Ian McKellen was when he was cast as Gandalf in LOTR.