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TIL that not only did Neil deGrasse Tyson voice Smart Wiggles in Gravity Falls but in whatever role he takes he values the scientific accuracy that can be present in them even as humorous as they can be. Like being a talking pig. He’s very appreciative of artists and likes to work with them.

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VM6A8 TIL that in 430 B.C.: Athens, the earliest recorded pandemic happened during the Peloponnesian War. After the disease passed through Libya, Ethiopia and Egypt, it crossed the Athenian walls as the Spartans laid siege. As much as two-thirds of the population died.
l7EMa TIL It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never won an Emmy in its entire run. It has never even been nominated in a major category with three nominations for Outstanding Stunt Coordination being the only ones it has ever received.
wL0W8 TIL In 1970 Oregon attempted to discard a whale carcass on its coast by blowing it up.
XjrR TIL that Teddy Roosevelt once knocked out a drunken gunman in a bar brawl, after the man called him ‘Four Eyes’
drad TIL that Dr. Dre has made more money from making headphones than he did making music.