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TIL that Flick from ‘A Christmas Story’ went into Porn in the 1990s

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oRmyA TIL that Loftwings in LoZ Skyward Sword are based on Shoebills
VMwk0 TIL of an infamous bear in 1915 that killed and ate seven people over the period of a few days in a Japanese village, and that in the aftermath of the attacks (and hunting the bear) the village was completely abandoned.
vRJr TIL that in addition to the “hidden” Gamecube start up sound (the one you can hear by holding ‘Z’ on the first controller as the console boots), there is a third start up sound that can be heard by holding 'Z’ on all four controllers at boot.
A1l4 TIL that KFC, in order to keep the Original Recipe a secret, has a company mix the first half of the 11 spices then ship it to McCormick, who adds the second half to the mix before sending it back to KFC.
XEYEj TIL that sliced bread was banned in 1943 to save money and help the economy during World War II