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TIL Angora Wool in fact comes from crazy, fluffy rabbits

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LEAr TIL that Stevie Wonder was in a near fatal car crash that left him in a coma. Doctors could not get him to respond to any external stimuli. After four days, his tour director sang the melody of “Higher Ground” into the singer’s ear, and Wonder responded by moving his fingers in time with the song.
XENVQ TIL an alligator's brain weighs between eight and nine grams and takes up only 1/2 a teaspoon.
gMMLD TIL Billionaire Steve Jobs never gave money to charity
69m88 TIL that common consumer fireworks can kill you if you're underwater with them when they detonate
dDRpB TIL that the founder of the soft-serve chain Fosters Freeze had acquired the rights to open the first Dairy Queen franchise in California, but discovered strict dairy industry laws in the state prohibited using “Dairy” in his business name.