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TIL MacLean's magazine ranked Sir Mackenzie Bowell as Canada’s greatest bearded prime minister. It was polar bear white and somehow, despite being considerably wider than his face, a near-perfect half-circle

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rNaaw TIL: The B-52 Bomber,known for its iconic design and long service history,holds an impressive array of world records,showcasing its remarkable capabilities.One notable achievement occurred on September 26,1958,when a B-52D model set a world speed record by reaching an astonishing speed of 560.
jNaGp TIL that the sounds we hear in nature documentaries,including popular ones like Planet Earth II,are almost always created by Foley artists in studios with commonplace objects.Eg.Magnetic film tape are used to create the sound of a spider walking and a slinky to make the web shooting sounds.
MeeY0 The cat as the witch’s familiar in the 17th century, woodcut. Mary Evans Picture Library From the 12th century onward there were…
xVVYk An illustrated explanation of why the world's most obnoxious virus at least doesn't stick around all year.
l7XNV TIL that Flight of the Bumblebee was originally intended to only be an interlude, or a song played in between acts, to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's play. Despite its unimportant part in the play, it still became one of the most recognizable classical songs due to its frequent usage in pop culture.