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TIL that Dolly Parton’s boobs and arms are covered in tattoos

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eOxb TIL that “Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money manager in the USA by throwing darts at a list of internet companies. Raven created her own index, dubbed MonkeyDex, and in 1999 delivered a 213% gain, outperforming more than 6,000 professional brokers on Wall Street.”
4kMoJ TIL the current fastest Wifi band (6GHz) already transmits, but most people can't access it. As of 2023, tech giants such has Apple only have 2 phones that support it.
m1V6M TIL : Willie O'Ree, the first black man to play in the NHL, was blind in one eye. It was caused by a ricocheting puck that hit him in the face when he was 18 and he kept it a secret for his entire 21-year career.
wy58 TIL that in 1984 Cynthia Nixon made Broadway history by appearing in two Broadway plays at the same time. Her roles were short, and the two theaters were only two blocks away from each other, so she would run from one to the other. She was 18 years old.
XQBE TIL In 2000 Rage Against the Machine performed a free concert outside the Democratic Convention in protest of the two party system. It was controversially dispersed with rubber bullets and tear gas.