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TIL There are 5 methods to hypnotize a chicken, although not all chickens can be hypnotized. An effective way to bring them out of trance is by clapping or nudging them.

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VBLep TIL That Postboxes in the UK have the sigel of the monarch that was on the throne during it's time of creation/repair. Some go back to Queen Victoria! My road's postbox was from Edward VII's reign (1901 - 1910).
a8VY9 TIL Benzodiazepines were originally marketed in the 1960s for the relief of anxiety, stress and insomnia and became very popular with women of the time. The gendered cultural meanings of Valium, a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones’ song “Mother’s Little Helper”.
P1lMg TIL the builder of the Watts Towers, Simon or Sam Rodia, is on the cover of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (top right corner, to the left of and behind Bob Dylan)
KEDG TIL in 2005 a man managed to trade a red paperclip for a house by making a series of swaps. Along the way he managed to get a musician a contract, met Alice Cooper and hosted “Saskatchewan’s biggest housewarming party, ever.”
YK6d TIL the album Smash by The Offspring has sold over 11 million copies worldwide making it the best-selling independent label album of all time.