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TIL Miley Cyrus’ dad is on the PTC’s advisory board. The organization’s mission is to “protect children from graphic and gratuitous programming and to restore responsibility to the entertainment industry.”

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xL4g TIL Andy Warhol was close friends John Lennon and Yoko Ono for years and obscure photos were taken of the three together. They were so close, that Yoko spoke at Andy’s funeral in 1987.
lNyB TIL that a grizzly bear’s bite is estimated to be strong enough to crush a bowling ball
neOm7 TIL Octopuses sometimes punch fish. A hypothesis is that the octopus is punching out of spite to punish the fish. Research suggests that the octopus brain, though drastically different than ours, is capable of complex behavior and cognition.
BeBd TIL that Australia is the only continent outside of Antartica WITHOUT an established deer population.
4X0jo TIL that every then-living ex-President of the United States - Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan - was offered a guest role in The Simpsons episode Krusty Gets Kancelled. Only Ronald Reagan responded to the offer, politely declining.