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TIL the voice of Optimus Prime is the same voice as Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh

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AJxx TIL Norway will allow any student from anywhere in the world to study at their public universities completely free of charge.
rRA5x TIL of the “availability heuristic,” by which people judge the likelihood of events based on the number of times they hear about them. Explains why many people are pessimistic about the world given the amount of media coverage available, which favors bad news.
ANRn7 TIL the Japanese word "ponzu" (sauce) is derived from the now obsolete Dutch term "pons" meaning punch, a fruit juice beverage.
epBYJ TIL A Supreme Court case was held to determine if a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable
KOOZQ TIL there was an anti-gang unit in the LAPD that had ties to the Bloods. Over 70 officers were implicated in misconduct like shooting civilians, robbing banks, beating suspects (or worse), stealing cocaine, and framing civilians. Some believe the unit was involved in the murder of Biggie Smalls.