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TIL Cracker Barrel got in trouble for segregation…in 2004

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QNXyM TIL James Earl Jones was officially replaced as the voice of Darth Vader last year by AI with Jones' consent. The move was made after he told Disney that he "was looking into winding down this particular character." He consented to the future use of his voice with AI to "keep Vader alive."
KX46 TIL that Bill Murray did NOT actually shred the Ghostbusters 3 script, and he remains good friends with Dan Aykroyd
badp TIL King Goobot V, supreme ruler of the Yolkians and Jimmy Neutron’s arch-nemesis, was voiced by none other than Sir Patrick Stewart
NRP TIL that Skyrim is the first video game developed entirely by non-Japanese companies to receive a perfect rating from them.
WkQOd TIL that "Type A" personalities (stressed workaholics prone to angry outbursts) and "Type B" (more relaxed and agreeable) are "to a large extent a construct of the tobacco industry" and "the tobacco industry was a major funder and stimulant of research on stress."