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TIL Iggy Pop and David Bowie went to West Berlin to get clean

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8aLQK TIL that the band the Byrds was originally called the Jet Set and, in an attempt to cash in on the British Invasion craze, released a single under the British-sounding name the Beefeaters.
R5mo8 TIL In the American civil war Two percent of the American population perished in the line of duty, the equivalent of six million people dying in the ranks today. 750,000 lives lost
P1WrG TIL in the 50s Disneyland offered fishing on Tom Sawyer Island in an area called Catfish Cove. Guests could borrow a pole and a can of worms to try and catch fish. They offered to clean, ice and store them until close at a restaurant. It was promptly ended after fish were discarded all over the park
x6AB7 TIL bees are the only known species other than humans that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers.
pYP9N TIL of Ezzard Charles who is the only boxer to have lasted the full 15 rounds against Rocky Marciano. Charles who had killed an opponent earlier in his career, would also give Marciano trouble in their rematch and split Rocky’s nose in half, before Rocky managed to KO Charles at the last minute.