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TIL that the Ambiguously Gay Duo was voiced by Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert

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neWgY TIL that early humans hunted animals by chasing them to exhaustion. "Persistence hunting" takes advantage of humans' two legs and ability to sweat, which makes us stronger distance runners than prey.
7reBZ [TIL] A bird once crashed through the front windshield of an Israeli fighter plane, knocking the pilot out, but also hitting the ejection lever.
neDNG TIL over a fifth of all Kinects sold were sold in the first 60 days; 8 out of all 35 million shipped were bought in that period, making the Kinect the fastest-ever selling consumer electronics device at that time.
v1bDL TIL Scouser John A. Brodie, who invented the goal net for use in football matches, also engineered the world's longest underwater road tunnel (Mersey Tunnel, a record held for 24 years), and also chose the site where New Delhi stands today.
Og11 TIL after finding out his wife was having an affair, the future King George I of England beat and choked her, divorced her, and then had her imprisoned for the rest of her life. And had her lover murdered.