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TIL That despite rumors and debate Michael Jackson actually did voice Mental Patient Leon Kompowksi in The Simpsons. He is credited under a pseudonym.

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wLaNW TIL that the “Horned crocodile -faced hell heron” dinosaur was one of two new dinosaur species recently discovered on the UK’s Isle of Wight. Each were about 30 feet long and lived 125 million years ago.
D1x6j TIL in the movie Jurrasic Park, the velociraptor noises were made from tortoises having sex.
9Yge6 TIL cat and dog eyes grow up to 25% throughout their life span
mxrxO TIL Ducks can keep their eyes open underwater due to a transparent third, sideways eyelid called a Nictitating membrane or haw. All birds have it and even humans have a vestigial remnant called the plica semilunaris.
Z85Mv TIL IU on vitamin packages stands for International Unit for measuring amount of substance and ironically this unit is not part of International System of Units