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TIL Daniel Radcliffe broke over 60 wands and went through over 160 pairs of glasses during the filming of Harry Potter

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GAWWg TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed.
d8Awd TIL the star nosed mole is the only mammal known to be able to smell underwater. It does this by blowing bubbles with its nose and breathing back in the then scent chrarged air. It is a highly successful method for foraging in places many animals cannot.
4yJ5 TIL That Kevin Spacey’s older brother is Idaho’s number one Rod Stewart impersonator and limo driver
kJjnW TIL that the German word "Kartoffel" for potato derives from the Italian "tartufo" or "tartufolo" for truffel as German speakers took the first potatoes they saw for truffel from Italy
XwJk TIL that the album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles was inspired by the album “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys, which was inspired by the album “Rubber Soul” by The Beatles.