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TIL that there is a disorder called “William’s Syndromes” in which one of its primary features is “pathological friendliness”

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6EGRZ Today I learned that Run DMC was TOTALLY against doing a remake with Aerosmith for “Walk This Way.” They initially read the lyrics and called it “hillbilly bullshit”, and refused to do it. Rick Rubin “persuaded” them to do it, and the rest is history.
16X14 TIL that the reason why Tim Nordwind lipsyncs the lyrics in some of OK Go's earlier music videos instead of Damian Kulash (the actual singer) singing is a reference to a song on their debut album called "C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips (On Chica-go-go)" which Tim does the lead vocals on.
KY619 TIL most skydiving parachutes have a computer failsafe that will automatically deploy the chute at a preset elevation or time
j6X4M TIL that blue reflectors on the road mean a fire hydrant is nearby.
8eN6V TIL female ducks can turn into male ducks