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TIL Patrick Stewart had no idea who Sting was and never heard his music before making Dune

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BrwVk TIL that the African Spiny Mouse can release it's skin (like a lizard releases it's tail) on attack and completely regrow it. This feature, which is called autotomy, has given hope for replicating regeneration capabilities in humans. The African Spiny Mouse is the only known mammal, to do this.
R5vV6 TIL of a Indian Civil servant and politician who had 20 University degrees along with Being a MD medicine, Master of laws and MBA. He for a certain period was a minister holding 14 portfolios.
9YbYB TIL that in December 2014, a guy dressed as Santa robbed a bank in San Francisco. The robbery took place during “Santacon”, an annual event in which hundreds of people dressed as Santa swarm Union Square.
9YKpr TIL Wi-Fi doesn't stand for anything!
lo0l1 TIL that TGI Fridays dropped the 'button flairs' from the waiting staffs' uniforms due to popularity of the movie Office Space in which Jennifer Aniston's character quits her job due to frustration with the flairs