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TIL that no babies are born with freckles because they haven't been in the sun long enough for specks to develop.

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rRnGe TIL that not only did Billy Joel write his classic hit "New York State of Mind" in just 15 minutes, but that he did so on the very day he moved from California back to New York while literally on the Greyhound that he was taking back home, out of a sense of pride that he was finally returning home.
b99nQ TIL that Carrie Fisher got a copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special from George Lucas (in exchange for recording DVD commentary for Star Wars) and showed it at parties 'mainly at the end of the night when I want people to leave.'
l7eEA TIL If the human sperm succeeds in penetrating a hamster egg, a hybrid embryo is created. This is known as a humster
kJBVm TIL The Arabian Oryx became extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980. In 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List after previously being listed as extinct
x6Log TIL that Könsrock (Swedish for “Genitalia rock”) is a Swedish punk subgenre focusing on toilet humor, handicapped people, diseases, and other taboo topics. The genre was pioneered by the band Onkel Kånkel and his Kånkelbär (“Uncle Dingle and his Dingleberries”).