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TIL that David Bowie doesn’t actually have two differently colored eyes, but his left pupil is permanently dilated

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7g6p TIL That Mel Brooks witnessed Sid Caesar knocking down a horse with one punch, and this event inspired the scene in ‘Blazing Saddles.’
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