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TIL that Iceland, which is a country that strongly supports firearms, hasn't had a murder since 2007

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P1xrw TIL that Shrek was initially recorded in Mike Myers Canadian voice. Per his Vanity Fair video, he asked if he could do Shrek in a Scottish accent. They turned him down. They liked what they had already. He asked for one chance. They gave him the opportunity.
6l0w TIL Mexico just opened its first public veterinary hospital where they treat for free an average of 250 animals a day.
p85ab TIL Young Francis Billington got ahold of his father's musket and shot it off inside, showering sparks around an open barrel of gunpowder and nearly blowing up the ship. The ships name? Mayflower
jNmKn TIL that when Fleetwood Mac broke up mid-tour, their manager decided he owned the name of the band and continued the tour with a completely different band, which he renamed to Fleetwood Mac
yVDkw TIL James Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion (Titanic), the first two films to gross over $2 billion (Titanic and Avatar), and is the only director to have had three films gross over $2 billion (Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water).