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TIL Canada and Spain almost fought a war against each other in … 1994

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JYlmV TIL The U.S. Army promoted Donald Duck to the rank of Sergeant and retired him from active duty on his 50th birthday because Donald was never officially separated from service in any of his wartime cartoons or comics.
16rKP TIL that Ken Kirzinger was chosen for the role of Jason in Freddy vs Jason, in part because he was 6ft 5. The directors wanted to emphasise the difference in height between Jason and Freddy (played by a 5ft 9 Robert Englund).
QJ1Dd TIL James Derham was a black man who worked as an assistant under several doctors who owned him in the 1700s. He learned about medicine from them which lead him to open his own practice after he was freed. He was the first African-American to practice medicine in the U.S.
d8kVK TIL David Bowie's Heroes was recorded with one microphone 22cm (9 inches) away from him, another one 6m (20 feet) away, and the last one 15m (50 feet) away, so that he'd have to adjust his tone in different parts of the song (in the 6 minute album version, link in comments)
epnYD TIL of water hole in Death Valley Nevada devil’s hole. Not affected by rainwater indicating ancient water. Connected to vast aquifer. Water sloshes around during quakes up to 2000 miles away like bathtub with waves up to 2m. Quakes from Chile and Japan have affected the water surface here