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TIL Tupac was a ballet dancer, and played the role of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker.

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j6xoa TIL Electric commuter train use up to 6x less electricity per passenger-km then a Tesla Model 3 with a single driver, depending on train weight. However once the train is less than 10-15% full, it will be less efficient.
OG6Ea TIL Tim Derk invented the T-Shirt Cannon in the mid 1990s. It was inspired by "spud launchers" during wartime, and quickly caught on with sports team mascots.
6EDGY TIL about Yola, a language that developed from Middle English and was spoken in Wexford (Ireland). It went extinct in the 19th century and contained elements from Norman French, Welsh and Flemish.
negA7 TIL there are sea angels in the Arctic Ocean. From 2017, so this is old news, but they're beautiful and majestic. Naked mollusks that feed on sea butterflies.
oQM7 TIL the actress who played Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films was beaten and threatened with death by her family for dating outside her religion