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TIL 45% of people only have two bones in their pinky toe

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NXbBJ TIL that The Eternal Indian (aka Blackhawk Statue) in Oregon, Illinois is said to be the second largest concrete monolithic statue in the world.
4XYWR TIL George Miller had his wife Margaret Sixel edit Mad Max: Fury Road. Miller said that she had never cut an action movie before, and he said if was edited by "the usual kind of guys, it would look like every other action movie we see." She went on to win a Oscar for her editing work in the film.
OGkd7 TIL that Willie Nelson was married to Martha Matthew. The marriage was marked by violence, as Matthews assaulted Nelson on several occasions. On one occasion, she sewed him up in bedsheets and beat him with a broomstick.
8eG4L TIL as of 2023, only 18 people have earned the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) grand slam with an additional 6 completing it with honorary or special awards.
p8kve TIL The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.