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TIL that one of America’s most well known British TV actors (John Hillerman, Higgins, of Magnum PI fame) isn’t British at all, but is a native Texan, who learned his accent from performances of Laurence Olivier.

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PYmAV TIL that a crossbreed between a cow and buffalo is called a Beefalo
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