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TIL George Thorogood and The Destroyers undertook the 50/50 Tour of the US, wherein they performed 50 shows in 50 American states in 50 days.

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P1PbE TIL that at the opening ceremonies to the 1936 Summer Olympics, the event organizers made the mistake of shooting off a cannon after they had released hundreds of pigeons. While the cannon shot blanks, the sound of the shot scared the birds so much that they defecated on the athletes below.
MeBNA TIL that more people in Alabama are college football fans than are religious
ypOa TIL That karate belts go from lighter to darker colors as you rank up since Japan was poor during WW2, and dying the belts were cheaper than getting new ones
ZgRQ TIL Cats kidneys are so efficient that they can drink Salt Water (Sea Water) to rehydrate themselves
a8vPM TIL that the world's most poisonous mushroom is the Death Cap which is very common in Britain. It contains the toxin amanitin and is responsible for 90% of all deaths by fungus. They resemble other edible mushrooms such as the paddy straw. There was no known antidotes for death cap poisoning.