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TIL Google owns several domains which are common misspellings of “google.com”, such as “gooogle.com”, “gogle.com”, “googlr.com”, and more. They also own the domain “466453.com”, which, when dialed on a phone, is equivalent to the spelling of “google.com”.

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R78mw TIL that 'Orangey', the cat from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', often scratched and bit actors on set, and some productions and sets would have to be shut down because he would run away. This led him to be nicknamed 'the world's meanest cat' by one studio executive.
XE1Kj TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to organizing the Underground Railroad, served with the U.S. Army as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier during the Civil War, leading a raid with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment that freed over 700 slaves.
0wnov TIL Jerry Weintraub, the producer of the 2016 Tarzan movie, originally wanted swimmer Michael Phelps to play Tarzan. Weintraub changed his mind after watching Phelps host Saturday Night Live for 2 minutes.
jN7Bn TIL that bonito flakes are basically shaved fish jerky. Traditional katsuobushi is skipjack tuna preserved using smoke, caves, mold and the sun in a process that can take years. The fish is so tough that it is shaved with a katsuobushi kezuriki, which looks like a wood carving tool.
ANEo4 TIL: This is Sarangi, a traditional instrument originally played by the Gandarbha community of Nepal. During the unification period, King is believed to have sent Gandarbha people across different regions. Using their sarangi and folk songs, they informed locls that their areas now come under Nepal.