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TIL Terrence C. Carson, the original voice of Kratos from the God of War series, didn't reprise his role because he wasn't tall enough to fit into the motion caption suits required for the new God of War installments and because of his lack of chemistry with actor, Sunny Suljic, Kratos' son, Atreus

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OG9vX TIL the reputed founder of the Outlaws MC (the oldest outlaw biker club in the world) was killed in a shootout in the 1970's during a power struggle between a faction of members who preferred to drink beer and a faction who preferred to smoke marijuana.
OWQY TIL That in 1957, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond spoke for a record 24 hours 18 minutes to filibuster the passage of a civil rights bill. He took steam baths daily to dehydrate his body so he would not have to stop speaking to use the bathroom.
QyKp TIL that the female brown trout fakes its orgasms in order to trick males into believing they successfully fertilised her eggs.
4X7Pb TIL that the "first blow" of the Seven Years War was triggered by a 21 year old Colonel and his ambush squad that attempted (and failed) to drive out French forces from the Ohio Valley. The newly appointed officer was none other than future president George Washington.
QJl1L TIL about Gurkha Corporal Dipprasad Pun, who single-handedly held his post against more than 30 Taliban fighters. He fired more than 400 rounds of ammunition, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine to thwart the assault on his checkpoint.