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TIL Russia has a monument dedicated to lab rats

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bdkQ TIL: Usain Bolt stopped a trackside interview at the London 2012 Olympics when the US national anthem started playing.
yQOa8 TIL that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Guitarist for Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers is a ballistic missile expert that contracts with the DoD.
OvBY TIL Lightning serves an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing diatomic nitrogen in the air into nitrates which are deposited by rain and can fertilize the growth of plants and other organisms.
gLXL TIL that after Paul Reubens’ (Pee-Wee Herman) arrest for indecent exposure, one of the celebrities that came to his defense was Bill Cosby.
DlOv TIL The Beyonce Song ‘Run the World (Girls)’, a song about female empowerment, was written by five male record producers.