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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was not allowed to dub his own voice for the German version of Terminator because his Austrian accent was not considered tough.

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DxWv TIL That Token (the only black character on South Park) was voiced by storyboard artist Adrien Beard because he was “the only black guy in the building”
R76kQ Today I learned of the English village of Eyam that quarantined itself and exposed all of its inhabitants to stop the spread of the plague.
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DQBlJ TIL that the first ship to have electric lightbulbs (made by Thomas Edison himself) was initially denied coverage by insurance companies because of the new technology of electricity and lightbulbs.
mxNQO TIL that Pope John Paul II was shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt. The Pope survived and forgave the attacker, and even requested that the man be pardoned from life imprisonment. After the Pope died, his would-be assassin visited his tomb and laid flowers.