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TIL that when James Avery auditioned for the part of Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, he had no idea who Will Smith was. When he entered the room, Smith had his feet on a table and his hat on sideways. Avery told him to put his feet down and turn around his hat. He got the part.

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PMmn TIL the United States accepts more legal immigrants than every other nation on Earth combined
4XAew TIL in 2003 the smoke from large bushfires in Canberra, Australia formed a Cumulonimbus Flammagenitus. Essentially the fire created its own supercell storm, complete with lighting and forming an F3-rated fire tornado. The tornado and associated fire killed 4 people and injured 492 others.
QDDp TIL Mata Hari’s court documents are sealed since 97 years and will be made available to the public after the French Army releases them in 2017
XO0D TIL that the “Afghan Girl” (Sharbat Gula) was identified using an Iris Recognition algorithm comparing the original 1984 photo and, when she was located, a 2002 photo
xaG7 TIL that since 2009, Iceland had a financial crisis: through the power if referendum, they ousted the local gov’t, declared they were not going to repay the banker’s loans, jailed those responsible, and wrote a new constitution without an political parties. (Democracy, you’re doing it right)