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TIL that one man paints the cochlines on every single Rolls-Royce motorcar. This is done entirely freehand and he is the only man both capable and qualified for the job.

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QNRbp TIL that despite only 3% of the 2.9 million female high school athletes are cheerleaders, they account for nearly 65% of catastrophic injuries in female high school sports.
7reOO TIL a 33 year old mother of two took her own daughter's identity, joined a high school, and successfully tried out for the cheerleader squad
xVwXg TIL Mohammed Ali requested that his star on the Hollywood walk of fame be placed on a wall, instead of the ground. He didn't want people stepping on his name. He was the only celebrity with this privilege.
gMmN4 TIL under Director J. Edgar Hoover, FBI agents were directed to seize all pornographic materials uncovered in their investigations and forward them to Hoover personally. He reportedly used them for his own titillation and as blackmail.
R7PK9 TIL that the nerves that control our voicebox take a detour all the way down to the heart due to the fact that our ancestors being ancient fish.