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TIL that Elvis Presley had a foot fetish, and had women's feet checked before he would see them

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JY4lV TIL when Secretariat (winner of the triple crown in 1973) died, his body was sent to the University of Kentucky for an autopsy. They found his heart weighed an astounding 22 pounds! The average weight of a mature Thoroughbred’s heart is a mere eight pounds.
JYRO4 TIL that Martha Stewart dated Sir Anthony Hopkins, but broke up with him after seeing The Silence of The Lambs, because she couldn't not associate him with Hannibal Lecter
1GMD TIL Mel Blanc’s tombstone reads; “That’s all folks!”
9wNjr TIL General Patton had training grounds in the Mojave desert during World War II and tank tracks from the time remain visible. The area is now within the Mojave National Preserve and military debrit can be found along with the compacted soil.
691BX TIL the USMC once used a modified version of DOOM to do simulation trainings