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TIL Rabbits shouldn’t regularly eat carrots or lettuce, and that it is a myth that these foods are part of their natural diets

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b9KE7 TIL that the first public demonstration of a one-way videophone occurred on April 7, 1927, between Herbert Hoover (then U.S. secretary of commerce) in Washington, D.C., and officials of AT&T in New York City. This was followed by the first demonstration of a two-way videophone, on April 9, 1930.
N7R86 TIL there is something called a sea potato, a relative of the sea urchin that looks like a cross between a coconut and a hamster.
rRmGe TIL a man was actually set on fire for the cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album. An unexpected change in wind direction during the shoot caused stuntman Ronnie Rondell's mustache to catch on fire and burn off.
OGMAa TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead.
GYKZj TIL that basketball legend Calvin Murphy was a nationally renowned baton twirler. In 1977, at the height of his career, he was Texas State Men’s Twirling champ.