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TIL the only band to turn down touring with David Bowie was the one and only Kraftwerk in 1976.

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WLVo TIL that there is a Native American tribe of ultra-runners known as the Tarahumara. They can run 200 miles non-stop, and play running games that go on for up to 2 days without breaks. They use the toe-strike method of running instead of the traditonal heel-strike.
oB8QK TIL that John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of Kellogg's Cereal, routinely administered half a pint of yogurt as an enema (placed it up his anus) because he believed it would clean out his system
ADP74 TIL that scientists successfully cloned an extinct goat back to life, but it died very shortly due to breathing problems.
awaxM TIL a man built the world's largest treehouse after claiming God told him to do so. It was 97 feet tall. It took 12 years to build and burned down in 15 minutes in 2019.
WaXY TIL: When Lead was removed from gasoline in the US, it was linked to a 56% decline in violent crime. Lead is a neurotoxin that can affect antisocial behavior.