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TIL The song Dude (Looks Like A Lady) by Aerosmith was about Vince Neil of Motley Crue

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N7ZEb TIL of Vermin Supreme, who ran for President on the promises of time travel research, zombie apocalypse awareness, mandatory teeth brushing, and a free pony for every American.
mx0VM TIL Buzz Aldrin is the oldest person to ever reach the South Pole, visiting in Nov. 2016 at the age of 86
1aA4r TIL that Stephen Colbert's father and two of his brothers were killed in the plane crash that sparked the FAA's Sterile Cockpit regulation back in 1974.
YpwxA TIL There's a local tradition in Akita Japan called Namahage where grown men dress up like demons to scare children into behaving for their parents. They go from house to house yelling things like "Are there any crybabies at home?" or "Are naughty kids around?"
M78MW TIL in 2021, a New Zealand woman said she was looking forward to breathing easier and having a straighter nose after doctors removed a calcified Tiddlywink that had been lodged in her nose for 37 years. It was discovered via CT scan after a COVID-19 nasal swab test triggered serious sinus problems.