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TIL that the $8B nail salon industry—and its prevalence of Vietnamese proprietors—can be traced back to Tippi Hedren, the famous leading actress from "The Birds" and "Marnie"

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Z8y0v TIL an endangered parrot in New Zealand was only mating with people's heads, so they made an "ejaculation helmet" for people to wear which would collect the bird's rare semen
rjay TIL of Keggy the Keg. Dartmouth College’s unofficial mascot who is literally a beer keg.
VMl5Q TIL that due to Bengal famine in 1770 almost 10 million people died in Bengal in 4 years eliminating 1/3rd of the population. This led to huge reduction in land Revenues of the East India Company which then influenced British to pass Tea act to reduce its troubles which led to Boston Tea Party.
XEgkk TIL that the British band "The Tremeloes" where signed to Decca Records instead of the "The Beatles"
yVOjp TIL that Stevie Wonder not only composed, sang, wrote the lyrics and played keyboards on his song "Superstition," he also played the bass part on a bass synthesizer and played the iconic drum part drum too after being inspired by guitarist Jeff Beck. The only part he didn't play were the horns