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TIL that there are hundreds of different bamboo species, but only some are suitable for constructing large span structures

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166aP TIL Weird Al's biggest problem with services that illegally distributed his music was that they would misattribute songs to him. Al was especially annoyed by profane songs like, "Baby Got Jack” or “Ugly Girl”.
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awYpZ TIL Hitler had a big, bushy mustache until he spent a winter with his sister who forced him to shave it off
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x6LX7 TIL about Visual Snow Syndrome, where individuals will see flickering coloured, clear, white, or black dots across their vision at all times.