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TIL James Doohan(Soctty from Star Trek) killed 2 snipers on Juno Beach on D-Day.

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9Y9EB TIL Lauren Tom played both Connie and Minh in King of the Hill and both Amy Wong and Mrs. Wong in Futurama.
loAjG TIL about the blackpoll warbler, a 5-inch-long bird that weighs about as much as a ballpoint pen. In their fall migration they take off from the northeastern US and don't stop flying until they reach South America- 72 to 88 hours and 1900 miles of nonstop flight over the Atlantic Ocean is involved.
PYdmn TIL there's Mega Man comic-book series licensed by Capcom called "Novas Aventuras de Megaman" made by Brazilians, and is considered controversial for changing the plot and featuring partial nudity, gore, and swearing.
QJw6X TIL about Rubble Woman, who, in the aftermath of World War II, helped clear and reconstruct the bombed cities of Germany and Austria. With much of the male population dead or prisoners of war, this monumental task fell to a large degree on women.
M7Qw0 TIL that there are tanker ships out there that only transport fruit juice