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TIL Chris Farley was hired to voice Shrek and had finished 80-90% of his recording sessions at the time of his death

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ZpMLQ TIL that crime comics were illegal in Canada until 2018.
0wPG5 TIL of all felines, the Margay (tree ocelot), native to Central and South America, is most adapted for a true arboreal life.It is the only cat to possess the ability to rotate its hind legs 180°, enabling it to run head-first down trees like squirrels.It can also hang from a branch by one hind foot.
oB7Kr TIL that ‘SUX’ remains the identifier for the airport in Sioux City, Iowa, although petitions to change it were filed in ‘98 and ‘02. The city was dissatisfied with the alternatives offered by the FAA, one of which was ‘GAY’
b9rO0 TIL Rumors during WW2 were that the Germans had destroyed a Canadian WW1 war memorial to peace, in France. Angered by this, Hitler invited the worlds press to photograph him there, to prove the Germans hadn't damaged it.
yVMNJ TIL wasps help prevent the destruction of $417 billion worth of crops from insect pests every year. This is higher than the annual value of insect pollination at $250 billion per year.