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TIL one of the weirdest experiments Isaac Newton did was to stick a bodkin (a long sewing needle) into his eye socket to probe the nature of color and experience other visual phenomena

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5Y7KR TIL of Morganna the Kissing Bandit, a very well-endowed stripper who made her name by ambushing and kissing (on the cheek) famous athletes on the field. When charged with trespassing at an Astros game, her lawyer got her off by arguing that her chest made her lose balance and fall over the fence.
x6bX5 TIL that when pitching Bratz dolls for retailers to sell, they were only interested in purchasing the white, blonde, blue eyed doll (Cloe). The CEO of MGA Ent. refused & only accepted if all four were purchased. The dolls grossed $2 billion in sales in their first five years on the market.
l791N TIL of Julio Aparicio, a spanish matador who was gored through his throat and out of his mouth. He managed to survive.
KYEv6 TIL that Daggit the robotic dog in the 1970's Battlestar Galactica was played by a chimpanzee in a suit.
LMdZ TIL on the show “Frasier”, the guest callers on his radio show were famous personalities and celebrities, sometimes joking about their real-life problems. Most notable is David Duchovny talking about his sex addiction long before anyone knew about it.