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TIL that the voice of Yoda in Star Wars is also Miss Piggy from The Muppet Show.

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GAGWG TIL that the Chinese economic reform was traced to an agreement of farmers in a small village in Eastern China
EQYP TIL a private company dumped 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off the coast of Canada to promote the growing of plankton capable of absorbing carbon-dioxide from the air. It is the world’s most significant geoengineering project to date.
d8OvE TIL that Ulysses S Grant was famous for his extreme love and talent for horsemanship, showing prodigy level ability from a young age and setting a high jump record at West Point.
OowP6 TIL there is no land under the north pole, only under the south pole
e0O0b TIL the actor who played Barney from 1991 - 2001 became a "tantric sex guru"; David Joyner charges $350 per 4-hr session which involves sexual intercourse with the client. Joyner said: "The energy I brought up [while] in the costume is based on the foundation of tantra, which is love."