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TIL Bill Hader became the voice of Mr. Peanut in 2013, despite having a severe peanut allergy.

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8e14X TIL that, despite being Australia's only Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, the novelist Patrick White remained so unread in his home country that after a chapter of his novel was submitted to a dozen Australian publishers, all of them rejected the manuscript and none recognized it as his writing
Z8lVR TIL French veterinarian and microbiologist Gaston Ramon was nominated for the Nobel prize 155 times between 1930 and 1953, but never won any, making him the most nominated individual to miss out on the award.
J1LZv TIL about the "Rolleron" - a 'dumb'/passive/non-electrical stability system that was used for the early sidewinders. It acts by having the wind spin up rollers, creating a gyroscopic effect. The rollers were placed on hinges, so as the missile spun the rollers stopped the roll by acting as rudders.
16VQD TIL Harrison Ford (the actor who plays Han Solo) is two years older than Ian Mcdiarmid (the actor who plays the Emperor)