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TIL that Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" is partially based on the fringe artist Legendary Stardust Cowboy; Bowie apparently LOVED his bizarre songs and even covered one of his songs.

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DQaKJ TIL Michael Garnier built 9 treehouses to make a "treesort" bed and breakfast. Garnier had to fight a ten year legal battle to get his houses approved for guests, which included recruiting 66 humans, 2 dogs, and 1 cat (total of 10,847 lbs.) in a single treehouse to prove it was structurally sound.
YpmZr TIL Sigmund Freud wrote that there are only seven jokes or wit that have ever been written: Absurdity, allusion, comparison, exaggeration, faulty thinking, word-play and reproach
VBJdZ TIL that the Indiana Bell building was moved in 1930 using good old ingenuity and planning while business went on as usual.
OLle TIL there is a genetic disorder that causes its sufferers to have, among other things, a friendly disposition, an elf-like appearance, and perfect pitch.
R78Rw TIL that there's a mental disorder in which individuals may deliberately avoid having fun. It's commonly called Cherophobia.