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TIL Fred is the name of the fish who yells “My Leg!” in Spongebob. He is a Seaitnam War vet and has four children.

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4kr6 TIL after the final episode of the Sopranos, the HBO website crashed with a peak of 364,000 page views per second figuring out what happened and posting
epeoE TIL A shark’s mouth is one of its sense organs, and they will often use it as a last option to try and work out what something is.
VBEkm TIL that before 1950 Chickens were largely grown by Farming Wives as a sideline, and Americans ate no more than 6 birds per year per person. Post 1950, chicken farming became industrialized. Now the average American household eats Chicken 3-4 times a week for a total of 30 birds per year per person.
mxK9P TIL in 1911, a "witchcat" appeared near Pottsville PA. It caused hens to crow like rooster and pigs to bark like dogs. Thomas Howell, the man who saw it, died along with eight cows and horses, the deaths attributed to a hex. The family crafted a golden bullet to shoot the cat and break the hex.
NX876 TIL Warren Buffett continues his Thanksgiving tradition by donating $1.2 billion to his kids’ foundations, supporting their philanthropic missions