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TIL that Miss Piggy and Yoda were voiced by the same person puppeteer Frank Oz.

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E11E0 TIL that near the turn of the 20th century, the German Empire had drawn up war plans against the United States. Included were a naval blockade and land invasion.
Mr4m TIL the 6th most popular boat name in the U.S. in 1995 was “Wet Dream.”
AD5J7 TIL that after the Russian submarine Kursk sank, a distraught mother of a dead sailor was drugged on camera by an agent with a syringe when she demanded answers from the Navy at a hearing.
PZMw TIL, In 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing.
JgNk TIL All mammals have roughly the same lifespan at 1.5 billion heartbeats. An elephant lives longer than a mouse because it’s heart beats slower.