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TIL Stephen Hawking does the voice acting for his own appearances in Futurama (he also does this for The Simpsons too, but not Family Guy)

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Qb7L TIL In 1988, actor Jimmy Stewart made a plea in Congressional hearings against Ted Turner’s decision to ‘colorize’ classic black and white films, including It’s a Wonderful Life, stating 'It’s morally and artistically wrong and these profiteers should leave our film industry alone"
LNDP TIL that half of all human deaths from the beginning of time can be attributed to malaria
V0xB TIL Three men from Yemen, sued NASA for trespassing on Mars. They claim that they inherited the planet from their ancestors 3,000 years ago.
1P4 TIL that in the Star Wars Universe, the style of music being played by the Cantina Band is known as “Jizz”
wo5V6 TIL That the Congo River is the deepest in the world at 729ft (220m) and it’s basin is half the size of the US. (1.5mil sq miles or 4mil sq km.)