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TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted his face tattoo to depict hearts, but his tattooist refused to do it.

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VMX1m TIL fake Xmas trees have to be used for 20 years to be more environmentally friendly than using real trees
9w7DQ TIL that CBS used to add bird songs to their golf broadcasts to eliminate awkward silences. This went unnoticed until a viewer, familiar with the bird songs of the region, realized the sounds were from birds that didn't inhabit the area where the tournament was being held.
Wk5RN TIL Yamaha still use crossplane crankshafts in their I4 MotoGP engines due to a torque advantage at very high revs
A44n TIL that the oldest living chicken was also in a magic act and met Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
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