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TIL Popeye cartoons were ad-libbed after the animation was finished, giving the characters their "under-the-bearth" mutterings

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WZOB TIL The biggest squid ever caught weighed an estimated 990 pounds and about 39 feet long. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires
nWG6d TIL Same-Sex Behavior is common among 1,500 animal species (everything from mammals to crabs and worms). It has consistently been underreported and rarely published even though it is widespread and natural in the animal kingdom.
R5B17 TIL 9/11 Memorial Staff Place White Roses Daily to Honor Victims on Their Birthdays
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