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TIL that Metallica can be used to repel cougars

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rNR8y TIL out of all contestants who have appeared on Jeopardy! during its 30+ years in syndication, Jeff Richmond of Hollywood, CA is the only person to have participated in one, two, three and four-player versions of the Final Jeopardy! round.
5AOR TIL that Hawking, in his famous lecture ‘Life In the Universe’, allowed for the thought that intelligence may not be of long-term value in the process of evolution
rRXR1 TIL a lady named Gloria Ramirez was named the "The Toxic Lady" after death due to releasing "a garlic-like smell" that the medical staff thought came from her mouth, which actually came from her whole body, along with other strange symptoms. The reason as to why this happened is unknown.
VGnZ TIL scientists asked people to guess who won senator/governor elections (involving candidates they knew NOTHING about) by simply looking at pictures of the candidates faces. The people guessing got it right 70% of the time.
Rw61 TIL when Johnny Cash realized his record label of 30 years was not properly marketing him, he recorded an intentionally awful song called “Chicken in Black” about his brain being transplanted into a chicken, as a protest. It turned out to be a bigger success than any of his other recent material