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TIL Bob Ross painted 3 copies of every piece of work on his show.

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Y7x07 TIL Barry Manilow did not write the song "I Write The Songs", which became his famous signature track. The 1975 hit was actually written by Bruce Johnston, a longtime Beach Boys member.
rRxvW TIL about Sarah Forbes Bonetta. An admitted genius and royal of the Yoruba tribe's Oyo empire that was given to Queen Victoria in 1850 as a present after her parents were decapitated and her siblings sold in the Atlantic slave trade. She would be raised as the Queens Goddaughter.
k6bm TIL James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) was in the Canadian military and on D-Day killed two snipers and was himself shot 6 times … by friendly fire.
DmOY TIL Disney has a 3 nautical mile (~3.5m) no fly zone around it; sharing a long list of military bases
pYaQe TIL that cows form strong bonds and can become stressed when separated from their best friend 🥺