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TIL that a "gentlemen's agreement" was reached among the major motorcycle manufacturers to limit the speed of their motorcycles to 300 km/h (186 mph) for fear of import bans against high speed motorcycles in Europe.

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ANkOB TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews.
a6ro TIL Johnny Depp has played guitar for Marilyn Manson, Oasis, and Aerosmith.
5YlkB TIL Mozart had a pet starling, which he bought after hearing him sing an excerpt from one of his pieces. After the starling died, Mozart wrote a humorous poem, which he read at its elaborate funeral.
6EVQ7 TIL Jonah Hill earned just $60,000 for his role in Wolf of Wall Street whilst his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio earned $10,000,000
Y7B5B TIL that mother flamingos lose their vibrant pink color when they are raising their babies. As the parents feed their chicks the crop milk, they are drained of their color—so much so that their plumage turns a pale pink or white! And they eventually gain it back.