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TIL Butch Hartman, creator of Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom, was born Elmer Earl Hartman the fourth

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bOr0 TIL the first Westerner to witness seppuku, the French sea captain Dupetit Thouars (who had demanded justice after the killing of his men), was so appalled by the proceedings that he asked the remaining nine offenders to be spared. They were.
5Yp1P TIL the animal characters in the Jungle Book were named with the Hindi name for what animal they are. And that loosely translated Shere Khan means Tiger King
jN7ra TIL The Spanish inquisition actually gave thirty days notice. So actually, everybody expected the Spanish Inquisition
1e58 TIL Prince once kicked Kim Kardashian off stage during his concert because she refused to dance with him. “Welcome to America,” he said after.
16Qkd TIL about the "Bell Island Boom." In 1978, a mysterious and extremely loud explosion occurred in Bell Island, Canada. The blast was audible from up to 100km away, and the energy released was so powerful that the Vela Satelites used by the US Govt to detect nuclear explosions, detected the event.