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TIL that John Ratzenberger, the actor who portrayed Cliff Clavin in “Cheers”, is the only actor to have portrayed a character in every Pixar film.

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grYrW TIL German American gymnast George Eyser won six Olympic medals in one day at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Until 2008 he was the only person to compete in an Olympic Games with an artificial leg. His six medals in one day remains a record.
4YoR TIL that the Coliseum got its name not because of its massive size, but because its proximity to a colossal ‘Statue of Liberty’ sized bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
lobxA TIL a giraffe heart spans 2 feet and weighs 25 pounds
XXkE TIL In Switzerland it is required by law to have a nuclear bunker in houses and other dwellings to protect citizens in the event of nuclear war or terrorist strikes.
RVxa TIL that our brains have the tendency to start to shut down when presented with ideology different from our own, with less blood being delivered to the parts of our cortex responsible for rational thought, until another statement is presented that confirms our beliefs