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TIL that German born actor Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink from Hogan's Heroes) actually served in the US Army during WWII.

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b9dvZ TIL of the ABC Islands bear, a unique subspecies of grizzly bear found on Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands in Southeast Alaska (known as the ABC islands) Isolated from the mainland these bears look similar to grizzlies but have a unique DNA structure that relates them brown and polar bears
NXZ1M TIL In August 17, 1891, the US govt sponsored bombing clouds to make it rain.
rRkwy TIL that Grapefruit are a hybrid of sweet orange and pomelo, and their pink hue was caused by deliberate radiation-induced mutations.
Br5VL TIL that Hydrilla was introduced to America in the 1950's from someone who discarded a used aquarium containing the plant into waters near Tampa Bay, FL. It is now one of the most invasive marine plant species in the Western hemisphere and notoriously difficult to eradicate much less manage.
mxgWR TIL Steve Carell got "The Office" role of Michael Scott after both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti turned it down