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TIL Shrunken heads are made using only the (skin) off the head. Not the skull at all. They basically take the SKIN off the head and wrap it around a piece of wood, rock etc to keep the shape of the head.

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loJ5A TIL in December 1987 Sixx from Mötley Crüe was presumed dead from a heroin overdose. On route to the hospital the paramedic, who was a big Crüe fan, revived Sixx with two shots of adrenaline. His two minutes in death were the inspiration for the song "Kickstart My Heart".
9wrpQ TIL: At no point in the 1960s magazine profile "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" does the writer actually speak to—or interact with—Frank Sinatra
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