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TIL Gerard Way (lead singer of My Chemical Romance) is Joe Rogan's second cousin.

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7ronp TIL an astronomer travelled to India in 1760 to observe Venus. His ship blew off course, and he missed the date. He stayed in India for 8 years to try again, but the sky was too cloudy. When he returned home, he had been declared dead, his wife remarried, his estate plundered, and his job lost
xVKVg TIL The theme song called “Believe In Yourself” from the kids’ show “Arthur” is recorded by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers which is a group entirely composed of the children of Bob Marley
9ePm TIL that U.S. President James Garfield’s great-great-grandson is the creator of Magic: The Gathering
DmxJ TIL the first broadcast presidential debate in the US was the Republican candidates’ debate in 1948. There was only one question, and each candidate had 20 minutes to answer it, then 8 ½ minutes each to rebut the other’s.
d8d6d TIL Sloths spend 90% of their time motionless, and that sloth fur is a “small ecosystem of its own” that supports symbiotic algae, moths, and various insects.