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TIL all 66 characters with speaking roles in the 1984 cartoon series ThunderCats were voiced by only eight actors, with each actor voicing an average of 8.25 characters.

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9wpM6 TIL about onna-musha, japanese female noble warriors. Dozens of famous ones are known by name, many of which led their own units or even armies. Battlefield excavations have shown that in some battles in the 16th century as many as 30% of the combattants were likely women.
6r18 TIL that in 2009 a notorious serial-marathon-cheater cheated so hard he ended up in front of the race’s pace-car.
7AO7 TIL that in the Middle Ages, rhyming nicknames were becoming common and that is the reason why Bill is short for William(Will), and Dick is short for Richard(Rick)
M7DlK TIL in the AFI’s ranking of the greatest films in American cinema, 3 of the top 4 films are the Godfather trilogy
VM08Q TIL in 1809 Theodore Hook made a bet that he could make any house in London the most talked-about address in a week. He sent out 1000s of letters in the name of Mrs Tottenham of 54 Berners Street, requesting deliveries, visitors, and assistance. A large part of London was brought to a standstill.