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TIL the CEO of Patreon plays keyboards in Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets

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n1Er TIL that cheap yo-yos can spin approximately 10-20 seconds, with a record of nearly 4 minutes, while professional ball bearing yo-yos can spin for 1-4 minutes, with a record of just over 21 minutes.
jNe9a TIL studies suggest that top students are more likely to smoke pot and drink alcohol
vPb7B TIL that the Arctic Circle is moving northward approximately 48 feet per year.
mG9Y TIL that in 19th century England, a man by the name of Jack Black was an expert rat catcher. When he caught rats of unusual colour, he would breed them and sell the well bred rats to nobility. Even Queen Victoria kept a pet rat or two.
6E6Rl TIL While sliding down the pole in "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis lost the cap off of a tooth. It was discovered that he had aspirated the cap and that it had lodged in his lung. It was successfully removed by a surgeon, who parted his vocal cords to retrieve it