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TIL that in June 2012, the U.S. town of Boring, Oregon accepted the proposal of Dull, Scotland to “pair” their municipalities, in an effort to promote tourism in both places as a play on their names

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6E5A7 TIL When an earthquake hit Los Angeles in 1994 knocking out power to the entire city, many anxious residents called 911 to report seeing a strange “giant, silvery cloud” in the dark night sky. What they really saw – for the first time – was the Milky Way
l7YD7 TIL Daniel Stern famed Home Alone baddie is also an accomplished sculptor.
ZPdY TIL that M. Night Shyamalan created a hoax trying to convince people that his obsession with the supernatural came from a near death experience during his childhood. He went as far as getting a Sci-Fi Channel documentary crew to sign non-disclosure agreements.
yZXJ TIL the same voice actor portrayed Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget, Mr. Wilson and Ruff in Dennis the Menace, Egon Spengler, Destro, Pepe Le Pew in Space Jam, The Brain, Salem in Sabrina, the Narrator in Johnny Bravo, Master Fung in Xiaolin Showdown, Morbo + Kif in Futurama, and the King in Frozen.
epZVb TIL American environmentalist John Francis made the decision to refrain from speaking for a day in order to improve his ability to hear his detractors. He made it into a silent commitment for 17 years. He attended school for those 17 years, even receiving a PhD.