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TIL The historical Buddha is not known to have been obese. The "chubby Buddha" or "laughing Buddha" is a 10th-century Chinese folk hero by the name of Budai.

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awNLN TIL Popeye was actually a member of the U.S. Coast Guard until he enlisted in the Navy in the 1941 cartoon "The Mighty Navy" and other related shorts due to World War II. He would remain in his U.S. Navy uniform until 1978 with the exception of retaining the standard issue Navy "Dixie Cup" cap.
VME5D TIl that Celeborn, king of Lothlorien, was originally named 'Teleporno'
KOXo4 TIL that Homer Simpson correctly predicted the mass of the Higgs boson (the God particle) 14 years before it was discovered.
ZgPv TIL in falconry that birds reared from hatchlings by a human become sexually imprinted on that human. To breed, the human lets the male bird copulate with his head while he is wearing a special hat with pockets on to catch the male bird’s semen.
Eg5OX TIL that there’s a female chimpanzee who enjoys TV porn. Not only does she use the remote control perfectly well, but she also regularly chooses adult entertainment over other programming by herself.