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TIL. Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship to become an American citizen. Your’e welcome

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rN0Rx TIL the reason that Mike Myers ended up playing the Cat in the Hat was because he was sued after cancelling on a prior project. He settled, and one of the terms of the agreement in the settlement was he would take a lead in another film by director Bo Welch, who ended up directing The Cat in the Hat
KOMY6 TIL that numbness (and sometimes temporary paralysis) caused from falling asleep on your arm is a result of nerve compression and not loss of blood flow to the limb.
X0mYE TIL that they are more than 13.800 known ant species on Earth.
ADdXd TIL that Washing DC has a higher population than Wyoming and Vermont however, they do not have any representation in Congress.
MeDRA TIL that the Sega Master System and Genesis are still produced under licence and being sold in Brazil, where they routinely outsell modern game consoles. This is due to high tariffs making imported consoles very expensive. Almost half of all Sega Master Systems ever sold were sold in Brazil.