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TIL Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor was the final resident of the infamous 10050 Cielo Drive house before it was razed--the house was the site of the Manson Family murders of Sharon Tate and her friends. Reznor recorded most of his career-defining album, 'The Downward Spiral' there.

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YprVv TIL Marine Iguanas have the distinct ability to "sneeze" out salt with the use of special glands they possess. This is due to the mass amount of saltwater they ingest from the ocean.
4NLg TIL children in Minnesota play ‘Duck, Duck, Grey Duck’ instead of 'Duck, Duck, Goose’
ne9KG TIL Diamonds Shatter as easily as Glass. They are very Hard (scratch resistant) but have a Low Fracture Toughness.
4ZVX TIL the Bugatti Chiron has a max speed of 463 km/h but is electronically limited to 420 km/h
M7gA8 TIL that 'The Omega Man' (1971) has among the first interracial kisses in film, between Charlton Heston and Rosalind Cash. When Whoopi Goldberg asked Heston about the kiss in 1992 on her talk show, Heston leaned in and kissed a pleasantly surprised Goldberg.