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TIL you can apply to have your body donated to the Body Farm after your death. On the Body Farm, researchers study different stages and manners of death on the human body.

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KYYPQ TIL about the almost completely unknown story of Félicette, a stray Parisian cat who was the only cat successfully launched into space - only to be euthanased weeks after
xVnL0 TIL whilst filming 'Man on the Moon' at Universal Studios in 1999, Jim Carrey once dressed as Mrs. Bates from 'Psycho' and terrorised a tram of tourists passing the film's sets on the Studio Tour. As a result, the tour has included an actor that slowly approaches the trams as they pass ever since.
78GvM TIL that the critically endangered Right Whale got its name from being the right whale to hunt.
j6EJj TIL Mad World was originally by Tears For Fears and the Gary Jules version is a cover.
9gEp TIL in Let it Be “Mother Mary” refers to Mary McCartney , Paul’s mother who died when he was 14. She would stop fights between Paul and his brother by telling them “Let it be, boys”. When it was written , the Beatles were constantly fighting with each other so Paul remembered his mother’s words