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TIL the French voice actors for Homer and Marge Simpson met at the 1989 auditions, and went on to get married.

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e0RAE TIL graham crackers came about because of an early American Christian doctrine founded by Sylvester Graham. He believed Christians should be vegetarian and eat whole grain foods. The crackers, along with flour, etc. was developed to he sold to his followers, the Grahamites.
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