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TIL that the reason for Yogi Bear’s collar is that it allowed animators to keep his body static, redrawing only his head in each frame when he spoke — a method that reduced the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000

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vZ68 TIL Sperm whales hunt upside down toward the bottom of the ocean. They look back up and locate squid by their silhouettes against the light from the surface.
N7ZOQ The longest human tunnel traveled through by a dog skateboarder is 30 people and was achieved by Otto the Skateboarding Bulldog in Lima, Peru, on November 8 2015.
w7gP TIL that in early feudal Japan there was a class of female Samurai called Onna-Bugeisha who commonly engaged in battle alongside the men and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war.
dQlK TIL Historians believe Sacagawea died in 1812 at 24…or 1884 at 94. They can’t decide.
jN5oM TIL that ornithologists often use Cheetos to study behaviour in crows. Along with being easy to spot, they’re also one of the birds’ favourite snacks.