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TIL The first-ever Ferris wheel was built in Chicago, IL for the 1893 World’s Fair.

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p0Vb TIL Mike Tyson during the peak of his fame was a raving sex addict. A-list celebrities, a 50 year old store assistant, a drug counselor, female prison visitors, hotel maids and cocaine fueled orgies were all on his to do list. He even confessed to wearing his championship belts during the act.
okk7 TIL that Charles Lindbergh fathered 7 children with 3 mistresses while his family had no idea
XEYwD TIL that some raptors in Australia use burning sticks to spread fire in order to gather food
LkQ59 Scientists have isolated the brains of dogs, cats and monkeys and kept them alive for short periods in one way or another. But the most successful "whole-brain preparation" of a mammal was developed in the mid-1980s. A neuroscientist at NYU Langone Medical Center named Rodolfo Llinás came up with a way to keep the brain of a young guinea pig alive in a fluid-filled tank for the length of a standard workday.
Roya TIL That English musician David Bowie does not have any recollection of creating his critically acclaimed album,“ Station to Station.” This is because he was in a psychotic state of terror, fueled by an “astronomical” cocaine habit.