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TIL the body and personality of Ariel from The Little Mermaid was based on that of Alyssa Milano

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KOQOE TIL about the Spanish Flu, one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of humanity. In less than 3 years it infected 30% and killed up to 5% of the entire world population. Why don't many people know much about it? Because it was largely overshadowed by another major event – World War I.
7rXwX TIL the British Voice Association conducted a highly technical acoustical analysis of Freddie Mercury’s voice based on interviews and recordings of his singing. Even after in-depth research, they were still unable to explain how Freddie physiologically achieved his incredible four-octave range.
NAa1 TIL during the Chernobyl Disaster, Aleksandr Lelechenko saved his colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through radioactive water three times in place of his younger colleagues. He died less than 2 weeks after the disaster.
WLw9 TIL that during season 1 of Star Trek: TNG some of the male crew members had skirts on (usually in the background). This was “a logical development, given the total equality of the sexes presumed to exist in the 24th century.”
E1EV7 TIL that it's possible for a human to dissolve in Yellowstone's hot springs. On June 7, 2016, Colin Scott slipped and tumbled into the acidic boiling waters of the Norris Geyser while looking for a hot spot to soak in. Scott had illegally ventured off the boardwalk and within 24hrs he dissolved.