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TIL Only two percent of people in the world have natural blond hair.

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kO86W TIL An Etruscan Shrew's heart can beat over 1200 times a minute, and it's metabolic rate is so fast it can die within 4-5 hours from starvation if it does not eat. It's also really tiny and cute.
ooMR TIL in 2012 Miss America claimed to make $45 million of scholarship money available to women annually, where in reality, in 2012, the Miss America Foundation gave out less than $500,000 in cash scholarships
GAZK4 TIL Joaquin Phoenix grew up his early months in the "Children of God", a cult back in the 70's. This cult has been accused of violating human rights on every level.
GYjkj TIL That American Idol Judge Randy Jackson is the current bassist for the band Journey and played with them in the 80s
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