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TIL Bob Ross attributed his soft voice to a promise he made to himself “never to scream again when he left the Air Force”.

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VB5k TIL in 2011 a 75-year old woman stole some fiber optic cable, cutting 2 entire countries off the internet.
5Y4Wp TIL that in September 1985 John Denver, Dee Snider, and Frank Zappa testified before a US Senate committee in opposition to warning labels on records notifying consumers of explicit lyrical content involving sex and violence.
j5QE TIL The Pledge of Allegiance Was Just A Marketing Ploy
Zl8v TIL “Brasil” not only refers to a country, but also a mythical island west of Ireland said to be cloaked in mist for all but one day every seven years.
R7PB9 Today I learned of the severed feet of Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2007 at least 20 human feet have washed up on shore. It has been blamed on everything from a serial killer to plane crashes to a tsunami with the most likely explanation being some combination of these.