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TIL Richard Brooker, the first actor to wear the iconic hockey mask in the third Friday the 13th movie, is also responsible for directing Bill Nye the Science Guy.

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1a8dP TIL actress Robin Strasser's middle name(s) is "Victory in Europe."
GY7YQ TIL that former NBA superstar Tim Duncan is an avid fan of Dungeons & Dragons and wanted to be called "Merlin" upon entering the league.
a899M TIL that Gabe Newell, president of the video game company Valve which created steam, owns Inkfish, an ocean-exploration research organisation which currently holds the records for the deepest crewed dives in all five oceans with their deep-submergence vehicle Limiting Factor
RnQ9 TIL Divers off the coast of Greece uncovered the worlds first computer (Dating back to the 1st Century B.C.)
5Yaln TIL that the name of Bahamas Is believed to come from the Taino language "Ba Ha Ma", although It is also considered its derivation from the Spanish "Baja Mar", which means "Shallow water".