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TIL the original voice actor for Porky Pig was fired due to stuttering

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KNKE TIL of the Lead Mask Case: the unsolved death of two men found on a hilltop wearing lead eye masks with no apparent injuries. A nearby notebook was found to contain the message ‘16:30 be at the specified location. 18:30 ingest capsules, after the effect protect metals await signal mask’
Wx5X TIL that for one day in 1940 a section of a hospital in Ottawa, Canada became international territory so a Dutch Princess could be born a full Dutch citizen (a requirement to be a Dutch Princess). Every year the Netherlands sends Canada a gift of tulips to show their gratitude.
awZKZ TIL of HMS Dreadnought, a ship built in 1906. It used such revolutionary technology that a whole new class of battleships named "dreadnoughts" was created. It was the fastest battleship in the world and had 32 guns. However, its only significant action was ramming and sinking a German submarine.
kOZyB TIL Sam Cooke objected to playing the song "A Change is Gonna Come" in public, due to the track being so complex and because he felt the song sounded "like death", according to Bobby Womack. The song born from an arrest out of a whites-only hotel in Louisiana became a civil-rights icon, though.
VMV0Q TIL Top 10 populated countries of the world [OC]