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TIL Pixar name the babies born during the making of the film in the credits of every film

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8eQlX TIL that during Prince's Super Bowl halftime show volunteers accidentally ran over and severed three power cables during the stage set up, so a member of the lighting crew stripped the ends and held the cables in place by hand for the entire 12 minute show in the rain.
Br84D TIL about Juan Pujol García, a double agent who tricked German leaders about the date and location of the invasion of Normandy which lead to its success. He was notable for having received distinction from both sides; the Iron Cross from the Nazis and membership of the Order of the British Empire
9npD TIL the French word for ‘walkie-talkie’ is 'talkie-walkie’.
b9Rjj TIL, a loofah is the fruit of two edible gourd species. It is very fibrous when ripe but perfectly edible when young. The edible version is called a luffa.
EwgW TIL President Richard Nixon ordered a tactical nuclear strike on North Korea while drunk, but Kissinger told the Joint Chiefs to ignore the order until Nixon sobered up.