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TIL the Hamster Dance song is originally from the Disney Robin Hood movie

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8anbb TIL Only elephants can hear the sounds Mars make because the frequencies are too low for humans to hear.
EOG7 TIL Audie Murphy, WWII highest decorated soldier, stood alone on a burning tank destroyer firing a machine gun at attacking German soldiers and tanks. Wounded and out of ammunition, Murphy climbed off the tank, refused medical attention, and led his men on a successful counterattack.
x6Vv1 TIL: In 2003, there was a real Trolley car scenario in which authorities actively chose to endanger fewer people than doing nothing
OopOg TIL Disney, Pixar, and Costco partnered together to sell a French wine to promote the film Ratatouille. They had to cancel the promotion due to the use of a cartoon character on the label.
4Xwva TIL before opening his first Wendy's restaurant, Dave Thomas worked for KFC. He is credited with inventing the famous red & white KFC bucket, and advising Col. Sanders to appear in his own commercials.