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TIL the members of post-hardcore band Fugazi refuse to be interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine unless they agree to print an issue with no alcohol/tobacco ads due to their straight edge beliefs

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MayB TIL that a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through a combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
dvVZ TIL that roosters are genetically programmed to crow every morning just before dawn. When secluded in a dimly lit room they still crow just before dawn.
mxrJy TIL, it is still possible to send a personal, hand-delivered telegram. USA and International Telegrams, American Telegram® 1-800-Telegram℠
R7Gaw TIL Germany was one the first countries to introduce animal protection laws, including banning cutting the tails and ears of dogs without anesthesia or causing unnecessary harm to animals. This was largely thanks to its animal-loving leader at the time, Adolf Hitler.
x6X15 TIL: A Yellow Fever Epidemic Killed One in Every Ten Philadelphians in 1793