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TIL Inspector Gadget was voiced by the same actor who played Maxwell Smart (Get Smart) -- Don Adams

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1BMV TIL an ancient Persian poet recorded the fable of a King who challenged wise men to make him a ring that would make him both happy when he was sad and sad when he was happy. They succeeded by giving him a ring etched with the phrase “This Too Shall Pass.”
9wyW7 TIL about a worm that grows upto 3ft and the only treatment is to pull it out of a body
mrwR TIL that Louisiana actually isn’t the most French speaking state. According to the 2013 Census, 5.28% of Maine households are French speaking, compared to 4.68% in Louisiana.
4kayX TIL of the Powell Memorandum. A confidential memorandum entitled "The Attack on the American Free Enterprise System". It kickstarted a concerted effort to shift US opinion to the right and started a massive PR campaign to persuade Americans that the 'left' was bad for the average American.
R5xJ9 TIL Female Kangaroos have 3 vaginas.