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TIL that Bruce Springsteen's 1980 hit "Hungry Heart" was originally written for the Ramones. He had written it in five minutes after seeing one of their concerts, and only recorded it himself after the band turned it down

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5yjP TIL that in 2013 alone more than 1,000 park rangers died trying to save African elephants from poachers.
jN5YN TIL the crew on a WW2 Japanese cruiser annoyed the ship's officers by teaching a pet monkey to salute them
R7yRj TIL The real-life inspiration behind Popeye the Sailor was a man named, "Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel."
X8Nj TIL the chemical composition of emotional tears differs from those secreted due to irritation (such as tears caused by onions). Emotional tears include more protein-based hormones such as prolactin and leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that acts as the mechanism that allows one to feel better
PXVV TIL that until as recently as 2013, isolated human genes could be patented by private entities. This allowed the entities to prevent related medical research or testing to be conducted.