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TIL that while working on an early show for Cartoon Network, Archer creator Adam Reed and animator Matt Thompson were generally “heavily intoxicated” at work, once lighting a set on fire “because they thought it would look cool.”

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n1v9 TIL That the French philosopher and mathematician Descartes was hired as a tutor by the Queen of Sweden, who insisted on philosophy lessons at 5 in the morning. Within a year of walking through the Swedish cold every morning, Descartes caught pneumonia and died.
aDoZ TIL that the African king/queen parents in Coming to America are the same actor and actress as the African king/queen parents in The Lion King.
Oo8bL TIL violent crime in New York City has been dropping since 1991 and as of 2017, is among the lowest of major cities in the United States. In 2017, there were 290 homicides, the lowest number since the 1940s.
v1mVL TIL the Mary River turtle, native only to the Mary River in Australia, is known for the algae sprouts that often grow on its body and even on its head. Remarkably, the turtle can breathe out of gill-like glands in its cloaca, used for both mating and excretion, and stay under water for up to 3 days.
yQBQe TIL ants make up 15 to 20% of the terrestrial animal biomass. In rain forests, as much as 25% of it is ants.