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TIL that the biggest sperm bank in the world turns down red headed donors because “not enough people want ginger kids”

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4X5LJ TIL of the "Ken Norton Rule" His track coach entered him in eight events, and Norton placed first in seven. As a result, the "Ken Norton Rule", which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of four track and field events, was instituted in Illinois high school sports
dDmm9 TIL that Garth Brooks had a goth/soft-rock alter ego named Chris Gaines that was supposed to record 6 albums and star in his own murder mystery in 1999.
a18L TIL Paul Reubens (AKA Pee Wee Herman) asked his father to build him a performance stage when he was five years old and went on to be named president of the National Thespian Society in high school.
woY76 TIL that the practice of growing flowers or crops on land that the gardeners do not have the legal right to use is called "Guerrilla Gardening". Motivations include protest, food production, and urban beautification.
d8QGK TIL Pierre and Marie Curie’s laboratory books from the 1890s are still so contaminated with radiation that they’re kept in special lead boxes and people who want to see them have to wear protective clothing.