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TIL that the voice actor for Ghostface in the Scream franchise (Roger L. Jackson) is also the voice of Mojo Jojo in the Powerpuff Girls

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Jmj TIL that Alaska leads the nation in violence against women with a estimated 59% of women having experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or both.
4XVAJ TIL Lincoln was famous for his self-deprecating sense of humor. When accused of being two-faced, Lincoln replied, “Honestly, if I were two-faced, would I be showing you this one?”
QNJwa TIL NASA worked with a company to create a material called translucent polycrystalline alumina (TPA). It was intended to protect infrared antennas on heat-seeking missiles. This material would later be used for invisible braces due to its strength and transparency.
b9dvZ TIL of the ABC Islands bear, a unique subspecies of grizzly bear found on Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands in Southeast Alaska (known as the ABC islands) Isolated from the mainland these bears look similar to grizzlies but have a unique DNA structure that relates them brown and polar bears
neEMr TIL of "Daughter from California syndrome", a phrase used in the medical profession to describe situation in which a long-absent family member arrives while a patient is dying to demand inappropriately aggressive care.