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TIL Rory McCann aka The Hound from GoT was the ‘Yarp’ guy from Hot Fuzz

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mjMY TIL that the pirate that gets thrown into the Boo Box in Hook was Glenn Close.
OZ77 TIL That the announcer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (who also voices Crazy Hand and Master Hand) is Pat Cashman, who was the announcer for “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
ney0P TIL in 1998, Mariah Carey wanted to buy a penthouse in NYC but needed approval by the city's board. During the interview, one of the board members asked her if “Mr. Biggie” (recently murdered) would be visiting the building. She responded “Mr. Biggie, he be dead.” She was denied the penthouse.
m10ME TIL about Juliane Koepcke. At age 17 she spent 11 days alone in the Amazon rainforest after her plane broke apart & scattered the passengers. She knew how to give first aid & survive in the wilderness because she'd been homeschooled in a rural area, so unlike the others she survived her journey out.
XEVDj TIL in the 1880s, the Harvard Observatory director was frustrated with his staff, and would say "My Scottish maid could do better!" So, he hired his Scottish maid. Williamina Fleming ran a team for decades, classified tens of thousands of stars, & discovered white dwarfs and the Horsehead Nebula.