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TIL there was a bull named Bodacious, often described as “The World’s Most Dangerous Bull.” He was infamously known to incapacitate and injure rodeo riders, often crushing their facial bones with his signature power move. He was forced into retirement in 1995 for fear of injuring more competitors.

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J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.
JYpaQ TIL that the French King, Lois XIV owned a collection of 413 beds in several places all over France, so that he could sleep in his own bed, no matter where he traveled.
8N54 TIL: Sugar used to be sold in loaves, and you’d cut it with something called “sugar nips”
GpwJ TIL that there is a 7-slotted grill on all Jeeps, because it signifies the fact that the Jeep brand was the first manufacturer to have its vehicle driven on all seven continents.
xVKBk TIL about Roy Benavidez, the real life Rambo and Medal of Honor recipient, Who jumped out of a chopper with only a knife against thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers, saving the lives of his fellow soldiers while making sure no intel fell into enemy hands.