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TIL that Mel Blanc, the iconic voice actor of Bugs Bunny, after being put in a coma for two weeks with no signs of waking up, was finally be revived when a doctor asked him, “How are you feeling today, Bugs Bunny?” After a pause, Mel replied in Bugs Bunny’s voice, “Eh… just fine, Doc”.

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W7GaL TIL the Iraivan Temple on Kauai is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity. It is modeled after temples from ancient India. Its construction began in 1990 and completed in 2023. Less than 1% of Hawaii’s population is Hindu and on Kauai.
mR7Y TIL Reginald Denny, a dump truck driver, was pulled from his truck by L.A. rioters who smashed his head with a five-pound piece of medical equipment, a slab of concrete and a claw hammer, fracturing his skull in 91 places. The six assailants were cleared of all serious charges.
9YjWB TIL If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can get brain a aneurysm and die.
Ypwpr TIL that in 1942 the US effected gas rationing; the goal was not to save on gas but to conserve the rubber used in tires to benefit the war effort.
kJZWd TIL that Since May 2022, Wendy Williams has been living under a legal guardianship that oversees both her finances and health. Williams was assigned a guardian after Wells Fargo froze her accounts in 2022, a result of her financial adviser claiming that she was of “unsound mind,”