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TIL at Jim Henson’s memorial service, Big Bird sang Kermit the Frog’s ‘Being Green’

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KO1M9 TIL every baby born in Korea is one year old and all Koreans turn a year older on January First. This helps maintain the age hierarchy vital in Korea.
0weoj TIL that sex plays a major role in bonobo society. They have sex to greet each other, calm each other down, conflict resolution and forming social bonds. Female bonobos grind their clitoris with each other about every two hours and the males have been seen grinding each other and giving oral sex.
OWZ7 TIL When Eminem wanted to get clean he called Elton John who then helped him for 18 months to kick his addiction to Vicodin, Ambien and other prescription drugs.
OwDL TIL that old-fashioned (1930s) bar tenders wore arm-bands to adjust the lengths of their sleeves. In those days, most men’s shirts came ready made with a single length extra long sleeve.
d8jYj TIL the most G force a person has survived was in the 2003 Chevy 500 when the car driven by Kenny Bräck made contact with Tomas Scheckter's car. This immediately resulted in Bräck's car impacting the catch fence that would record a peak of 214 g meaning he weighed 30000 lbs for a few seconds.