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TIL that Bobby Darin wrote "Splish Splash" after a DJ bet him that he couldn't make a hit song that started with "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath"

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Broex TIL of Darrell "Dusty" Crawford - The man with the oldest DNA lineage found in the Americas. He is able to trace his ancestry back over 17,000 years.
epAdg TIL Jerry Brown was both the youngest and oldest governor in CA history.
yQjjv TIL while recording the improvisational piece “Trio”, King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford waited for the right moment to join, but decided the piece was progressing better without him, and remained silent. He received co-writing credit for the "admirable restraint” he showed.
Oomda TIL that "Lawrence of Arabia" star Peter O'Toole was famous for his drunk shenanigans. During one epic drinking session with Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch, they tried to order drinks at a bar after closing time. The landlord refused to serve them - so they wrote out a cheque and bought the bar
rDYw TIL Dr. Donald Unger cracked his knuckles every day for 60 years to see if it would cause arthritis. He would crack his knuckles on one hand every day and leave the other one as a control. After 60 years, there was no discernible difference between them and Unger won the Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine.