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TIL That the announcer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (who also voices Crazy Hand and Master Hand) is Pat Cashman, who was the announcer for “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”

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Jbyk TIL there is an island which is disputed territory between Canada and Denmark. The militaries of both countries periodically visit to remove the other guy’s flag and leave a bottle of Danish schnapps or Canadian whiskey.
b9kO7 TIL that Colonel Sanders', the founder of KFC, title of Colonel wasn't earned in recognition of a distinguished military career, rather he was a Kentucky Colonel, which is the highest title of honour commissioned by the Governor of Kentucky.
mxMRR TIL the reason it's called "the birds and the bees" is because it's a metaphor for naturally-occuring events. The "bees" part comes from bees depositing the flowers (a reference to fertilization), and the "birds" part comes from female birds laying eggs (a reference to ovulation).
WkwgN TIL that Genelle Guzman-McMillan, a Port Authority Secretary was the last survivor to be pulled out from the rubble of the Twin Towers after the 9/11 attacks. She remained under the rubble for 27 hours only to be discovered by rescuers when a rescue dog named Trakr recognized her scent.
b6Wp9 TIL shipbuilders often place "Sacrificial Anodes", which is metal nodules made of easily-reacting metal like zinc, to "force" the Anodising corrosion to happen on these "throwaway" spots rather than on the main steel hull of the ship