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TIL two years after ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Rick Astley released a song called 'Giving Up on Love’

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9oMr TIL the Hairy frog is known as the “Wolverine frog” because it is thought to intentionally break its toe bones to force sharp “claws” through its flesh as a means of defence.
aw5PZ TIL Dr. John Kellogg who ran the Battle Creek Sanitarium starting in 1876 believed that most ailments resulted from unclean bowels full of toxins from undigested food. To that end, he administered enemas with a device capable of running fifteen gallons of water through a patient's bowel in seconds.
5kMp TIL With the exception of Daniel Craig, all Bond actors would likely not be accepted in MI-6 because they are over 6ft tall - And tall people naturally draw unwanted attention.
neQxG TIL that England experiences large spikes in power demand during half-time at football games due to widespread use of electric kettles
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.