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TIL that Liv Tyler was cast for the music video of Aerosmith’s “Crazy” without the video producers knowing that her father was in the band.

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oryo TIL when Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises he tried to ride them
e0ovJ TIL a study of 200 stand-ups showed that they died young, at an average age of 67.1, compared to actors, 70.7. The funnier they were, the shorter they lived. The funny one in a comedy duo was likely to die younger than the straightman.
Xg56 TIL 40% of police officers’ families in the United States have experienced domestic violence, compared to 10% of the general population.
1WGP TIL That Pokémon Gold and Silver were developed by a small team of only 4 programmers. This is why the game took over 3 years to develop.
0Yx1 TIL mules (donkey/horse hybrids) are sterile. 2 instances of mules foaling have been confirmed by DNA testing which showed the mule passed on ONLY her horse genes. This means she’ll foal a mule if a donkey breeds her or a horse if a stallion breeds her, and should be genetically impossible.