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TIL Instead of releasing the single that became his first no1, Elton John had wanted to release a sex song called Always on the Bonk. His label wouldn’t allow it.

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nWmpG TIL that “Stranger Things” star Winona Ryder pushed for Kate Bush’s song “Running Up That Hill” to be featured on the show. Ryder also stated that for seven years, she dropped hints on the show’s set by wearing her Kate Bush t-shirts. Winona’s plan eventually worked.
NXpoe Today I learned, Friday the 13th is a reference to the massacre of the Knights Templar in 1307
R5oP9 TIL that the Beijing home of a famous architect who urged the Chinese government not to choose Beijing as their capital to save the ancient city from demolition was demolished in 2012
6Yl7 TIL: a 2012 study showed that men who treat women the same as they treat other men, are seen as overwhelmingly sexist by both men and women.
8a444 TIL Chickens will sometimes eat their eggs and develop a taste for them. Sometimes, this can be caused by a calcium deficiency in their diet but other times, they just develop a taste for the rich food source and have to be culled or they can teach this to the other hens.