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TIL That Samsung started as a grocery store.

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GY95j TIL Theodore Roosevelt as a child, watched Lincoln’s funeral procession pass by his house. His admiration for Abe was reinforced later in life when he met John Hay, who was Abe’s secretary. Hay gifted a ring that contained Lincoln’s hair to Teddy. Teddy then wore the ring on his inauguration day.
kKxm TIL that in Japan, it is acceptable to take a nap on a strangers shoulder on a train
8aPYZ TIL that chameleon bones glow in the dark, under ultra-violet light, even through skin
x65Rw TIL in 2021, legendary brazilian Shaggy's voice actor, Mário Monjardim, died 3 days after Orlando Drummond, also the brazilian Scooby-Doo's voice actor, died too.
oPw7 TIL that for the movie Mallrats, Jason Mewes (Jay) had to audition for the role, even though it was written for him and he had played it before, because the studio did not want him. Others that he auditioned against included Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.