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TIL the reason Richard Nixon’s head in Futurama says “Aroo!” is because Nixon reminds Billy West of a werewolf.

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WkMEB TIL During the US invasion of Afghanistan, a CIA paramilitary team was asked by a young man for help in rescuing his sister, whom a senior Taliban official had taken as his wife. They gave him a tracking device to pass along to her. As a result, the team captured the Taliban and rescued the sister.
rv1W TIL that the last episode of the 80s kids’ cartoon “David the Gnome” involves the main character and his wife going into the mountains for a death ritual. They die and turn into trees.
jdxQ TIL that One World Trade Center makes strange eerie sounds when the wind passes, making New Yorkers believe it to be haunted by the victims of 9/11.
LkRXV TIL that poultry farming is associated with 9 times higher pancreatic cancer risk
X01JX TIL Some flying insects have biologic versions of gyroscopes. The haltere is a small bell like structure that vibrates and can account for changes in rotation using the Coriolis effect, so the insect knows its position and can make corrections.