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TIL that Mick Jagger and David Bowie had an affair (according to Bowie's first wife, among others)

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e0nJ TIL that director Lars Von Trier had to hire a “penis double” for William Dafoe’s nude scenes in the film “Anti-Christ” because Dafoe’s genitalia is so large that “everybody got very confused when they saw it.”
rNwoM TIL of Operation Starvation, a March 1945 aerial mining campaign against Japan that was more effective against naval shipping than all other campaigns (including submarines) combined.
R5aka TIL Subconscious fidgeting may help you burn a significant amount of calories throughout the day. So basically, if you're a naturally fidgety person, it's easier for you to keep your weight in check.
dOnK TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.
we1o TIL Germany granted Vladimir Lenin safe passage back to Russia via armored train knowing of his plans to begin the revolution and remove Russia from World War 1. Lenin succeeded and Russia was no longer a threat to the Germans. This could be one of the best military decisions ever made.