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TIL that after recording "Cool Cat" with Queen, David Bowie had requested that his vocals be removed from the track just days before it was released publicly because he was "disappointed with his performance".

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JYw9k TIL when Sigmund Freud expatriated from Nazi-ruled Austria, he was required to sign a document certifying he was treated well. Reportedly he wrote sarcastically, "I can most highly recommend the Gestapo to everyone."
9LG6 TIL Alexis Ohanian said about Digg v4 “You chose to grow with venture capital… this new version of digg reeks of VC meddling. It’s cobbling together features from more popular sites and departing from the core of digg, which was to “give the power back to the people.”
6Eoa8 TIL in the UK until 1936 the royal Sandringham estate had it's own unique time zone called Sandringham Time (ST) which was set 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
D1xZe TIL: A survey of 12,000 parents with children aged from five to 12 years old, in 10 countries, found almost a third of children play outside for just 30 minutes or less a day. Conclusion: Children around the world spend less time outdoors than prisoners.
oRPmY TIL there is a group that will finish a craft project left unfinished by a loved one who passed away or can no longer finish it due to disability.