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TIL The voice actor for Mario also voiced Paarthurnax in Skyrim.

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mx6XR TIL about Massopora, a fungus which infects 13 and 17 year cycle cicadas. It can dissolve the gonads of males, cause their butts to fall off, turning them into "flying zombie salt shakers", and can also change the behavior of some males to make them trick other males into trying to breed with them.
oBXJ8 TIL that there's a shipwreck right off the coast of England with an ungodly amount of bombs in the hull, and the risk of them going supernova increases every year
VklZ TIL that in 1896 Auburn ROTC cadets greased the skids of a railway track before a football game. The train with the incoming team couldn’t stop and slid halfway to the next town, forcing them to walk 5 miles to the game possibly contributing to their 45-0 loss.
XEeMD TIL from 1814-1830 the French flag was just plain white
7reQZ TIL That Jimi Hendrix was thrown out of the Army for masturbating in the platoon area while supposed to be on detail”.