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TIL that all the female voices in South Park were originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman who committed suicide in 1999

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m18kP TIL Ethiopia uses a different calendar. They have 13 months, the last month being either five or six days. And, it's still 2014 there.
9YQXM TIL that that black holes "spaghettify" any objects entering the black hole, stretching them out like spaghetti in a process called spaghettification.
M75x7 TIL Pancreas produce enzymes secreted in inactive forms called zymogens to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas and surrounding tissues. They are activated once they reach the small intestine. Alcohol, gall stones, mumps & some medications cause premature activation leading to pancreatic damage.
Qd7a TIL the PlayStation 2 had almost 13 years of production, enjoying new games until a month before the announcement of the ps4.
X0nV8 TIL about Ina Benita, "the first Polish femme fatale", an interwar movie star that was believed dead after the Warsaw Uprising, but completely anonymously lived in the US until 1984. Her grandson only discovered this 30 years after her death. (translation from DE wiki due to depth)