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TIL seamen must keep a daily record of their work known as a Certificate of Continuous Discharge

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4ZEg TIL At 78, Dick Dale suffers from renal failure, diabetes, damaged vertebrae, rectal cancer, but keeps touring to afford medical treatment
vPwYK TIL Lucas wanted Muppets maestro Jim Henson to voice the role of Yoda in Star Wars
9ZgM TIL that during Jim Henson’s memorial service, at his request, no one wore black and each guest waved butterfly puppets. At the end, 6 of the Muppet performers joined on the stage and sang, in their characters voices, a medley of Jim’s favorite songs. They finished with the song, “Just One Person”.
5XRk TIL a 2010 episode of the Saturday morning Batman cartoon was censored because, during a musical number, Catwoman, Black Canary and Huntress mocked the sexual prowess of their male counterparts…including Aquaman’s “little fish.”
GdbE TIL that Theodore Roosevelt hated it when he was called Teddy.