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TIL that ARTIE, the strongest man in the world, does the voice of KAHN on king of the hill, and he’s not even asian

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gMgD4 TIL that the most famous picture of Audrey Hepburn was taken in a lunch-break during the filming of War and Peace (1956).
vPGG8 TIL about the Brazen bull a torture device used in Ancient Greece. The condemned were locked inside the stomach, a fire was set under it, heating the metal until the person inside was roasted to death, pipes would transfer the screams through the bull's nostrils, as if the bull was bellowing.
nPPG TIL of the term champagne socialist, which is a term used to describe self-described socialists who lead upper middle class lifestyles incompatible with their political convictions
M9am TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot ground off an enemy reconnaissance plane’s tail with his propeller after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane’s tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed and he made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions that day.
8a60V TIL the US minted a quarter For 2020 with bats on it. First time bats have appeared on a US coin.