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TIL that George Harrison briefly quit the Beatles and John Lennon suggested replacing him with Eric Clapton, saying “he's just as good and not such a headache."

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4kEDR Today I Learned that a feller buncher is a type of harvesting machine used in logging. “Feller” is someone who cuts down trees, and “bunching” is the skidding and assembly of two or more trees. A feller buncher is a motorized vehicle with an attachment that performs both of these functions.
OXAX TIL a prison in Washington pairs up “death row” shelter cats with select inmates as part of a rehabilitation program.
yVZea TIL that Rudie van Vuuren represented Namibia in both 2003 Cricket World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is also a medical doctor and he helped to deliver 70 babies in his clinic all within the space of just 8 months between the two World Cups that he played in.
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