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TIL Kelsey Grammer was the first actor to be nominated for an Emmy for the same character on three different series: Wings, Cheers, and Frasier.He played Dr. Frasier Crane on Wings, Cheers, and Frasier.

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gMkK7 TIL Professional Wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage played in Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, learning to throw with his left hand after he injured his right shoulder and strengthening his swing by hitting a hanging car tire; the latter technique adopted by teammate Larry Herndon.
J1jL1 TIL That in 1973, Duracell used a 'Drumming Bunny' in their advertising, and continues to do so outside of the U.S. and Canada. In the late 1980's/early 1990's, Energizer won the rights to use a similar Bunny in their advertising due to a trademark lapse, and following an out-of-court settlement.
b9AVZ TIL in 1998, a 10-year-old girl in Austria was dragged into a car and kidnapped. The case remained unsolved until she knocked on someone's door in 2006 saying: "I am Natascha Kampusch." She had just escaped the secret cellar of a local technician that abused her for 8 years.
l7PW5 TIL The screenwriter's plan in "Die Hard with a Vengeance", to break into the Federal Reserve and escape with the gold was so plausible he was questioned by the FBI. The FBI were said to have changed their security to account for it.
oBeY8 TIL Cats can recognise their own name. But unlike dogs, they're just not as keen to show their owners what they've learned.