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TIL that when the TV show “Frasier” was at its most popular, Moose (the dog who played Eddie) received more fan mail than any of the human characters

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rNOWe TIL Singapore has limited arable land, meaning that Singapore is heavily reliant on agrotechnology parks for agricultural production. As a result, Singapore imports 90% of its food supply and has a wide variety of supplier countries in order to achieve its food security.
d8AkQ TIL that the theme songs to DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Darkwing Duck, all have the same lead singer, Jeff Pescetto
wLpx7 TIL the Christmas song, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" was written during the Great Depression and had lyrics telling those who were fortunate enough to give back to others and raise spirits. As such, the true meaning of the song is to be as charitable and kind as children believe Santa to be.
1RrW TIL that in 1959 nine skiers died due to a ‘compelling natural force’ in the Ural mountains. They were found in their underwear in sub-freezing temps, barefoot, highly radioactive with fatal blunt force wounds not possible by a human. No sign of a struggle and one victim was missing their tongue
p86XA TIL that Killdozer (Marvin Heemeyer) made an album called 'Last Action Hero'