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TIL that voiceovers in movie trailers became rare in 2008 after the man who did the voiceovers, Don LaFontaine, died.

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9BvM TIL that Walt Disney bought property in Florida to build a “real city that would never cease to be a blueprint of the future” but after he died, they built Disneyland instead.
vPa1R TIL of the Niland brothers, four brothers from New York who fought in World War II. Two died in combat, one survived, and one was believed to be dead but actually survived the war and was held in a Japanese POW Camp in Burma. Their story served as the inspiration for Saving Private Ryan.
5KGB TIL The military spends more money on air conditioning than NASA’s entire budget
BgooW TIL about anting. Birds will lay on large amounts of insects, primarily ants, and allow them to crawl all over their feathers and skin. The ants emit formic acid which helps prevent infection and deter parasites.
dDmv7 TIL about RTX, otherwise known as Resiniferatoxin. A compound that is 500x more potent than Capsaicin with a Scoville Heat Unit Score of 16 Billion. Ingesting 1/1,000,000 of a gram can induce severe burning pain and chemical burns.